Prime Movers Lab Rundown: Boom Completes Construction on Overture Superfactory; CarbonCapture Inc. Unveils DAC System & More…

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Prime Movers Lab
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2 min readJul 3, 2024
Photo Courtesy of Boom Supersonic

Portfolio company Boom Supersonic recently celebrated the completion of construction on the Overture Superfactory in Greensboro, North Carolina— the first supersonic airliner factory in the United States — representing another major milestone toward the return of supersonic air travel. In addition, CarbonCapture Inc. unveiled the first direct air capture system designed for mass production in the US this month. Don’t miss these stories and other highlights from across our portfolio below, including CNBC Tech: The Edge’s feature on Paradromics:

Fox News: Boom Supersonic Opens Jet Facility in NC (Boom Supersonic)

CNN: Boom Celebrates Completion of Overture Factory (Boom Supersonic)

Axios: Boom wraps up construction of N.C. supersonic jet factory (Boom Supersonic)

CNBC: Neuralink competitor Paradromics gears up to test its brain implant on humans (Paradromics)

Axios: Company to unveil first CO2 capture module for mass production (CarbonCapture Inc.)

The White House: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces More Than $180 Million to Advance Implementation of its Bold Decadal Vision for Commercial Fusion Energy (Focused Energy)

Space News: NASA selects seven companies for MSR studies (Quantum Space)

TechCrunch: MIT robotics pioneer Rodney Brooks thinks people are vastly overestimating generative AI (Robust AI)

The Air Current: Expanding into defense, Pyka leverages early commercial experience (Pyka)

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