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The problems involved were staggering. Aluminum alloys lose much of their strength at 300° F., so large parts of the X-3's skin, especially parts that get heat from the engines as well as from outside, are made of titanium. The cabin, which must be kept at...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Bill & the Little Beast | 4/27/1953 | See Source »

Engineers are learning to air-condition cockpits, insulate electronic gear and use tough metals like titanium in high-speed planes, but another hope for dealing with the problem of high-speed heating lies in speed itself. When high speeds are reached. Rice points out, there is a certain time lag...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Fast & Hot | 5/26/1952 | See Source »

Houghton is already cool, Widener has no expectations, and Lamont is under construction. But to air-condition Lamont Library workmen are installing a water tower and several hundred feet of pipe in Widener.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Houghton Keeps Cool, But Widener Will Fan Lamont | 10/5/1948 | See Source »

The war, which has compelled U.S. farmers to look for manpower substitutes, is mothering some amazing new farm machines. So says FORTUNE for September in a survey of new farm machinery that may revolutionize U.S. postwar agriculture. Some of FORTUNE'S findings: > An enclosed tractor cab with self-starter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Farming De Luxe | 9/6/1943 | See Source »

War plants not only air-condition with Freon, but use it to keep precision tools at a constant temperature. Because of its safety, the U.S. Navy and Maritime Commission use it exclusively on ships and submarines. Then last May the Surgeon General's office showed up with a malarial...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PRODUCTION: Freon to the Front | 8/16/1943 | See Source »

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