News tagged with auto exhaust
Auto exhaust linked to thickening of arteries, possible increased risk of heart attack
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers from Switzerland, California, and Spain have found that particulates from auto exhaust can lead to the thickening of artery walls. Their findings are reported in the journal PLoS ON ...
Feb 09, 2010 |
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Delphi gasoline-injection engine technique rivals hybrid's edge
(Phys.org) -- Running a diesel like engine on gasoline is something Delphi is doing in notable fashion. They claim they are on to a promising way to enjoy an engine that gives the vehicle owner high efficiency ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 21, 2012 |
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Using graphene foam to detect subtle traces of hazardous gases, explosives
Fazel Yavari has developed a new sensor to detect extremely small quantities of hazardous gases. The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute doctoral student harnessed the power of the world’s thinnest material, ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 08, 2012 |
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Manganese concentrations higher in residential neighborhoods than industrial sites, varies by region
In residential neighborhoods near manufacturing industries, a breath of air may be more hazardous than refreshing depending on the location, finds a recent study involving a Kansas State University geologist.
Mar 07, 2012 |
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The case of the missing gas mileage
Contrary to common perception, the major automakers have produced large increases in fuel efficiency through better technology in recent decades. There’s just one catch: All those advances have barely ...
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Jan 04, 2012 |
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Simulating turbulent combustion speeds design
Air and fuel mix violently during turbulent combustion. The ferocious mixing needed to ignite fuel and sustain its burning is governed by the same fluid dynamics equations that depict smoke swirling lazily ...
Sep 22, 2011 |
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Fish bones used to decontaminate soil in a lead-poisoned neighborhood
There's something fishy going on in West Oakland.
Aug 15, 2011 |
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Combining gas and diesel engines could yield best of both worlds
It may be hard to believe, but the beloved gasoline engine that powers more than 200 million cars across America every day didn't get its status because it's the most efficient engine. Diesel engines can be ...
May 05, 2011 |
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New material provides 25 percent greater thermoelectric conversion efficiency
Automobiles, military vehicles, even large-scale power generating facilities may someday operate far more efficiently thanks to a new alloy developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory. A team ...
Feb 15, 2011 |
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Industry benchmark results tripled with Qorivva microcontrollers
Freescale Semiconductor announced today that one of its Power Architecture based Qorivva microcontrollers (MCUs) reached unprecedented levels of performance in an industry-standard automotive benchmark test. The Qorivva 32-bit ...
Feb 08, 2011 |
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Nissan turns new Leaf with all-electric car
At first glance Nissan's Oppama plant looks like any other. But a closer look reveals workers inserting lithium-ion batteries and electric motors in every sixth vehicle on the production line.
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Jan 27, 2011 |
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