Prime Movers Lab March Rundown: XB-1 Takes Flight, CarbonCapture Raises $80M
The first flight of Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 marks a critical milestone in the return of supersonic commercial travel. After years of work, the XB-1 program provides the foundation for the design and development of Overture, while establishing a safety-first culture in engineering and manufacturing. Check out the top headlines of XB-1’s historic flight and other recent highlights from across Prime Movers Lab’s portfolio:
Business Insider: Boom Supersonic just flew its test jet for the first time as it races to build the world’s new speediest airliner — meet ‘baby boom’ (Boom Supersonic)
CNN: Supersonic planes will replace conventional jets in our lifetime, says aviation CEO (Boom Supersonic)
Reuters: US-based CarbonCapture raises $80 mln from Saudi Aramco, others (CarbonCapture)
Fast Company: How this company is using graphene to build a cleaner, lighter, more powerful battery (Lyten)
Ars Technica: The company building a rotating detonation engine is pushing the tech forward (Venus Aerospace)
Wall Street Journal: Silicon Valley’s Next Mission: Help the U.S. Catch China and Russia in Hypersonic Weapons (Venus Aerospace)
Fortune: Russia and China are leading in hypersonic innovation. Here’s what’s holding the U.S. back (Venus Aerospace)
National Geographic: Mushroom leather? The future of fashion is closer than you think. (Mycoworks)
Psychedelic Alpha: Gilgamesh Scoops $14m from NIDA to Develop Safer Ibogaine Analog for Opioid Use Disorder (Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals)
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