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GM awarded DOE money to research Shape Memory Alloy heat engines
green.autoblog.com - 22 days ago
GM awarded DOE money to research Shape Memory Alloy heat engines
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General Motors has been awarded $2.7 million by the Department of Energy to create a working prototype engine using Shape Memory Alloys (SMA). The idea is for the prototype to use SMA tech to capture heat energy from engine exhaust gasses via an electric generator and transfer that energy ...
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