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Solar and wind-powered hanging monorail with a spectacular view

Monday, April 19, 2010 - 7:11am

What a great way to start off our parent company NBC Universal's Earth Week: it's the greenest train system ever. Its transparent sides and top let you behold the scenic beauty of the aesthetically pleasing city of the future, but...

Human-powered Shweeb monorail isn't exactly the awesome future I signed on for

Kevin Hall

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - 5:42am

Human powered? Human? When I think of the future, I picture a world where we're all carted around by robots. That said, New Zealand's Scweeb monorail is probably a healthier (if a little cramped) alternative. Think of it like a...

Louisiana 'pick-up-anywhere' monorail could do away with buses

Kevin Hall

Monday, March 30, 2009 - 3:27pm

A team of industrial design students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette have put together a railway that wouldn't need stations to pick up passengers. Instead, system features driverless pods that are mounted to an elevated rail on an...

CityEl, the 200mph electric car zips along a monorail

Monday, July 14, 2008 - 12:51pm

Braggadocio about electric car designs runs rampant, but the CityEl’s claim of 200mph beats all. This working prototype was built for a mere $2500, and spends most of its life as an ultralight 3-wheeled electric runabout. But if its...

Colorful Ikea monorail is why we can't have nice things

Kevin Hall

Thursday, April 10, 2008 - 6:04am

Ikea is converting the Kobe Portliner Monorail in Japan into an innovative showroom in preparation for the launch of its store location at Port Island. Lucky for the display, it's beauty will be fleeting - Ikea will only run...

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Solar and wind-powered hanging monorail with a spectacular view

Human-powered Shweeb monorail isn't exactly the awesome future I signed on for

Louisiana 'pick-up-anywhere' monorail could do away with buses

CityEl, the 200mph electric car zips along a monorail

Colorful Ikea monorail is why we can't have nice things

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