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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2565: de Havilland DH.9

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on April 9, 2023 · Episode: 2565 The de Havilland DH.9 — a failure in war, a laboratory in peace. Today, swords and plowshares.

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Posted on May 28, 2023 · Episode: 2626 Little airplanes riding in big airplanes — but they’re called Parasites. Today, parasite airplanes.

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Hovering cars, superconductors, and liquified hydrogen: UH researcher offers an intriguing concept for future highways

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Posted on May 5, 2023 · Dr. Zhifeng Ren from the University of Houston explains his concept, which was just published in the journal APL Energy.

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Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 5, 2023 · On Friday's show: It may sound like science fiction, but research from the University of Houston outlines a fuel-efficient concept for moving vehicles along a modified highway system of the future at up to 400 miles an hour, making some aspects of air travel obsolete.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2590: Orville Wright and Flight

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Posted on April 30, 2023 · Episode: 2590 In which Orville Wright tries to predict the future of the aeroplane. Today, Orville Wrignt and flight.

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