laboratoryequipment: Capturing Engine Heat May Boost Gas MileageAutomakers are looking for ways to i
laboratoryequipment: Capturing Engine Heat May Boost Gas MileageAutomakers are looking for ways to improve their fleets’ average fuel efficiency, and scientists may have a new way to help them. In the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, one team reports the development of a material that could convert engine heat that’s otherwise wasted into electrical energy to help keep a car running — and reduce the need for fuels. It could also have applications in aerospace, manufacturing and other sectors.In 2012, the Obama administration announced fuel-efficiency standards that would require U.S. vehicles to average 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. Improving gas mileage could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and global dependence on fossil fuels.Read more: http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2015/07/capturing-engine-heat-may-boost-gas-mileage -- source link
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