Category: Columns

All over the world, a handful of companies are creating what many have called the first wave of “real” flying vehicles. According to sources, many of these vehicles may...

Boeing has hired Oxford Performance Materials, Inc. (OPM), a leader in advanced materials science and high-performance additive manufacturing (HPAM™), to make about 600 3-D printed parts for its CST-100...

A team of researchers at Sandia National Laboratories, led by Erik Spoerke along with Texas A&M professor Jaime Grunlan, is developing nanocomposite films made from inexpensive materials as barriers...

After months of extensive testing, the world’s tallest luxury superyacht – known as Sailing Yacht A – has begun its sail from Germany to its new owner, billionaire Andrey Melnichenko,...

Airbus announced it has created the first-ever single-piece composite center wing box. According to the company, the wing box leverages advances in composite technologies, including the molding of complex...

Boeing shares have reached an all-time high. The company’s stock jumped nearly 5 percent to $168.50 after it said it expects to generate $10.75 billion in operating cash in...

Material supplier SABIC’s ICEhouse took center stage during the 2017 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The ICE in ICEhouse stands for Innovation for the Circular Economy. SABIC collaborated...

Ford has announced that its 2017 Ford GT supercar can reach a top speed of 216 mph – the highest ever for any Ford production vehicle. Back in December,...

In 1981, McLaren revolutionized the construction of racing cars when it produced the first F1 car to use a carbon fiber composite monocoque – the MP4/1. Over the past...