Lasers To Replace Sparkplugs In Engines?

Lasers To Replace Sparkplugs In Engines? 351

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday April 20, 2011 @07:09PM from the lift-the-hood-and-avert-your-eyes dept.

An anonymous reader writes "For more than 150 years, spark plugs have powered internal combustion engines. Automakers are now getting close to being able to replace this long-standing technology with laser igniters, which should enable cleaner, more efficient, and more economical vehicles. Price and size have been issues holding up such an advance, but a Japanese team is set to announce they've overcome those hurdles."

Lasers To Replace Sparkplugs In Engines?

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But how... (Score:3, Funny)

by blair1q ( 305137 ) writes: on Wednesday April 20, 2011 @07:14PM (#35886254) Journal

Okay. This is really cool. But, how are they going to get the fricken' shark in there?

Re:I can't wait for the hacks (Score:4, Funny)

by dlingman ( 1757250 ) writes: on Wednesday April 20, 2011 @07:16PM (#35886266)

I just realized that we're planning on arming our self parking, navigation aware vehicles with burning lasers. I thought Skynet day was yesterday...

Re:Tough working conditions. (Score:4, Funny)

by blair1q ( 305137 ) writes: on Wednesday April 20, 2011 @07:31PM (#35886414) Journal

At least in part at "Japan’s National Institutes of Natural Sciences," according to a string of letters and spaces in TFA.

Re:But how... (Score:5, Funny)

by GaryOlson ( 737642 ) writes: <.gro.nosloyrag. .ta. .todhsals.> on Wednesday April 20, 2011 @08:33PM (#35886948) Journal

Shark injectors, obviously.

Re:I can't wait for the hacks (Score:5, Funny)

by X0563511 ( 793323 ) writes: on Wednesday April 20, 2011 @11:45PM (#35888704) Homepage Journal

Thank god! I thought they'd send one of the matte ones!

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