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Ingenious device turns your car’s exhaust heat into electricity
Internal combustion engines have long received flack for how wasteful they are. And while you can't argue about how inefficient they may be, the truth is that internal combustion has led the way for modern transportation since time immemorial.
Researchers from Pennsylvania State University claim to have discovered a technique for converting exhaust heat into energy using a small device that can be mounted on an automobile's tailpipe, according to a report published in the scientific journal ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. In order to address this issue, the researchers developed a heatsink device with fin-like protrusions that are wrapped around the tailpipe, dissipating heat through forced convection. Off-road ATVs and two-wheelers could benefit even more, since their exposed exhausts enable more effective heat dissipation without increasing system complexity or weight.
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