<p>Airplanes are responsible for 10% of the carbon footprint of the US.  Recently the news reported on a new "ion plane" that could revolutionize the industry...but can it actually?  James brings in a paper from MIT researchers detailing their new propulsion system and we get to the bottom of the real science.  <a href="http://paperboyspodcast.com/Ion-plane" rel="nofollow">Read the paper here.</a></p>

Airplanes are responsible for 10% of the carbon footprint of the US. Recently the news reported on a new "ion plane" that could revolutionize the industry...but can it actually? James brings in a paper from MIT researchers detailing their new propulsion system and we get to the bottom of the real science. Read the paper here.

<p>Airplanes are responsible for 10% of the carbon footprint of the US.  Recently the news reported on a new "ion plane" that could revolutionize the industry...but can it actually?  James brings in a paper from MIT researchers detailing their new propulsion system and we get to the bottom of the real science.  <a href="http://paperboyspodcast.com/Ion-plane" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read the paper here.</a></p>

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