| Posted: January 5, 2008 |
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(Nanowerk News) Nanotechnology would soon have a pervasive effect on automotive products and manufacturing processes in the automobile industry, said Hyderabad-based International Advanced Research for New Materials Research Centre director G Sundara Rajan.
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Delivering a lecture, ‘Nanotechnology - Automotive Sector,’ at GITAM University here today Rajan said the performance of materials can be improved through sustaining improvements in the properties of the material using nanotechnology.
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These materials can be used in various parts of a vehicle and replacement of the existing automobile frames with carbon nanotube-based alloys will provide strength and reduce weight.
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A range of fuel alternatives could be used as an auxiliary source of energy. Nano-catalysts and membrane technology will play critical role in making fuel cells economically viable and replacing the internal combustion engine, Rajan said.
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The objective of nanotechnology use in automotive sector is to reduce fuel consumption, pollutant emissions and vehicle wear, he added.
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GITAM University College of Engineering director V V Kutumba Rao and GITAM Society Secretary B V Mohana Rao were present.
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