The Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah have become a proving ground where engineering obsession, physical courage, and a stark, ...

A Dutch tech startup said Wednesday it had set a European speed record for its futuristic hyperloop transport system and could reach 700 kilometres (435 miles) per hour once longer tracks are built.

"I'm almost there. Just hang on." This is what Liane Langlois, 50, said she repeated to herself as she rapidly accelerated on her motorcycle to speeds faster than 200 kilometres per hour on a salt ...