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Having finally begun moving the first passengers through its Las Vegas tunnels back in June, The Boring Company has now received initial approval to expand the system across the city. Local officials have today ticked off the startup’s plans to build o… Continue reading The Boring Company wins approval to expand tunnel network across Vegas
Robots are great at exploring land, sea, sky and space, but one environment that’s trickier for them to navigate is through the ground. Now, engineers at UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) and Georgia Tech have developed a snake-like robot that uses a range of me… Continue reading Tunneling snake robot takes cues from nature to keep its head in the sand
Around two years after having the project approved and one year after finishing construction of the tunnel, The Boring Company’s transport loop beneath the Las Vegas Convention Center has now started transporting passengers. The system shuttles convent… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Las Vegas tunnel starts transporting its first passengers
Four years after we interviewed one of the engineers tasked with realizing it, Norway’s remarkably ambitious Stad Ship Tunnel has finally been given the thumbs up. Slated to begin construction next year, the tunnel will cut through an entire peninsula,… Continue reading Mile-long ship tunnel will offer safe passage through hazardous peninsula
There’s an excellent chance you’ve already worked with the nRF24L01. These little modules are an easy and cheap way to shuffle data across a 2.4 GHz radio link at a respectable rate, making them great for remote control projects. But after seeing that others had experimenting with using these radios …read more
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The Boring Company’s vision for a network of transport tunnels beneath Las Vegas has gained a little more traction, with local officials approving plans for an expansion that includes a new stop at the Resorts World Las Vegas casino. This will become t… Continue reading Boring Company approved to expand Vegas tunnel loop to nearby casino
Competitions that pit engineers, designers and creators against one another can be a great way to foster technological advances, and now The Boring Company is getting in on the act. Much like the SpaceX Hyperloop competitions or the many XPrize challen… Continue reading The Boring Company’s tunneling contest pits entrants against a snail
The Boring Company is yet to add the finishing touches to its recently excavated tunnel beneath the Las Vegas Convention Center, but a lack of polish hasn’t stopped two nearby casinos from wanting to get in on the action. Both Wynn Las Vegas and Resort… Continue reading Las Vegas casinos seek connections to The Boring Company’s loop system
The Las Vegas Convention Center is undergoing a major overhaul, and one of the most innovative features of the new-look facility will be the high-speed transport system that will circle beneath the surface. The Boring Company has now completed the exca… Continue reading The Boring Company finishes tunnel beneath Las Vegas Convention Center
Full of trains, electronics and people packed in like sardines, subway tunnels are pretty warm places. In theory, all that heat could present an untapped source of energy, if only it could be captured. Now, researchers at EPFL have crunched t… Continue reading Turning train tunnels into giant "fridges" could heat thousands of homes