London Underground trains were far from packed at rush this morning as workers ignored the government’s drive to get back to work. Passengers, some still not wearing face coverings, had plenty of space for social distancing as a few took the Jubilee Line into the city centre. Boris Johnson had heralded today – the first Monday in August – … Read more
Elon Musk tweets first renders of Boring Company’s Las Vegas loop station where passengers will board high-speed Teslas that whisk them across the city’s convention center The render shows a hub where passengers board driverless Tesla’s Cars will zip passengers at 150 mph across the Las Vegas Convention Center Elon Musk says in a corresponding … Read more
Banksy has disguised himself as a Tube cleaner to graffiti a bustling train as it went through central London in a piece named: ‘If you don’t mask – you don’t get’, it was revealed today. The guerrilla artist, dressed in a high-vis jacket, boiler suit, goggles and face mask, paints a black rat coughing and … Read more
Banksy has disguised himself as a Tube cleaner to graffiti a bustling train as it went through central London in a piece named: ‘If you don’t mask – you don’t get’, it was revealed today. The guerrilla artist, dressed in a high-vis jacket, boiler suit, goggles and face mask, paints a black rat coughing and … Read more
Underground detector records an unexplained event that could be the first signs of dark matter – or possible contamination An ‘excess’ of events in a dark matter experiment has scientists hopeful they’ve found evidence of dark matter The Xenon collaboration say the unexplained event could be the first evidence of an axion or insight on neutrinos … Read more
Tesla may build 12-seat electric VANS capable of carting passengers at 127 mph through an underground tunnel The electric vans would be used in a plan in San Bernardino County A project would develop a nearly 3-mile tunnel between Rancho Cucamonga and the Ontario International Airport The vans would zip passengers between the points at 127 … Read more
The buildings and layout of an entire Roman town has been revealed by scientists using ground-penetrating radar. A quad bike was coupled up to a series of sophisticated machines which used radio-waves to take a detailed look at what is hidden deep underground. It mapped the town of Falerii Novi, located near Rome, and identified a baths … Read more
The world can be a spectacular place up top – and just as fascinating down below, as these pictures show. Photographer Mark O’Neill, from Berkshire, has taken a series of incredible images showing forgotten subterranean wonders beneath our feet. His collection captures an amazing underground airbase in Croatia designed to withstand nuclear blasts, vast flood relief … Read more
Transport bosses across Britain are bracing for a surge in passengers on Monday morning if Boris Johnson encourages workers to start returning to work. Emergency planners have already been warned London‘s transport system could be overwhelmed by demand when the coronavirus lockdown is eased in some form. And there are mounting fears over a sudden … Read more
A leaked report by Transport for London bosses today revealed how the Tube will be unable to cope with social distancing measures and would have to run at 15% capacity if passengers are forced to remain two metres apart. Under a two-metre social distancing rule on carriages and platforms, the Underground will only be able … Read more