Industry Digest

Uber announced that it has selected Aurora Flight Sciences as a partner to develop electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for its Uber Elevate Network. The network is scheduled to debut in 2020...

Last week, Virgin Galactic announced it has successfully conducted the fourth gliding flight test of its SpaceShipTwo, the VSS Unity – an all-carbon fiber composite, suborbital rocket-powered...

Last Thursday, Apple opened its new store in Dubai. Apple’s first two stores in the United Arab Emirates have welcomed more than 4 million visitors since opening in Dubai and Abu Dhabi 18 months ago. Apple...

Last week, Airbus’ Perlan Mission II glider broke its own altitude record by reaching 30,615 feet while flying over the Sierra Nevada mountains. The mission is part of Airbus’ initiative to eventually fly...

Baltic Yachts’ all-carbon composite, 160-ton single-mast yacht the Pink Gin VI is one pace to debut in the water by May 12. The yacht’s hull was laminated with epoxy carbon prepreg for its inner skin...

Northwell Health, in collaboration with the Plainview, N.Y.-based Composite Prototyping Center (CPC), has made the first 3D-Printed, amphibious, prosthetic leg. The leg, known as “The Fin,” has allowed...