Car engines could soon be fired by lasers instead of spark plugs, researchers say. A team at the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics will report on 1 May that they have designed lasers that could ignite the fuel/air mixture in combustion engines. The approach would increase efficiency of engines, and reduce their pollution, by igniting more of the mixture. The team is in discussions with a spark plug manufacturer.
So Cool – Must Have – Lasers May Replace Auto Spark Plugs
Published April 24, 2011 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: automobile, Car engine, efficiency, Electro-Optics, internal combustion engine, laser, Spark Plug, Sparkplug, Star Wars
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