Other potential applications include infusing the fullerenes in gasoline, then igniting them with lasers rather than traditional sparkplugs in car engines, Moudgil said. Because the process is likely to burn mor
One source of these signals is the ignition system of the vehicle. The electric spark used to ignite the fuel/air mixture, as well as the current flowing in the cables from the power source to the spark plugs, generate electrical interference which is picked up by the vehicle's FM/AM rad...
” Bailey said. “But we have to make it easier to change it. It’s like if you get a recall notice from a car manufacturer that says ‘If you have this spark plug, bring your car in for servicing.’ I don’t know what spark plugs my car is running. I have to ...
A car engine is a weak-link problem: it doesn’t matter how great your spark plugs are if your transmission is busted. Nuclear proliferation is a weak-link problem: it would be great if, say, France locked up their nukes even tighter, but the real danger is some rogue nation blowing ...
One source of these signals is the ignition system of the vehicle. The electric spark used to ignite the fuel/air mixture, as well as the current flowing in the cables from the power source to the spark plugs, generate electrical interference which is picked up by the vehicle's FM/AM rad...