Cars To Be Assembled Atom By Atom

Roland Piquepaille writes "In a new article, the Detroit News says that the adoption of nanotechnology by car manufacturers will produce safer, lighter and cheaper vehicles. While GM is already using nanocomposite materials for several vans, Ford is developing new nanoengineered catalysts to replace platinum. The newspaper gives other examples, such as auto-adaptive suspension systems, scratch-resistant paints or nanocoated windshields which will not crack. In fact, all parts in a car can be improved by using nanotechnology, according to the article. And if automakers are only going to introduce limited amounts of nanotechnology-related products in the next few years, their usage should be widespread within ten years. More details are available in this overview."

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Re:what's it good for...

[whathappenedtomonday]

we lived perfectly fucking fine without it

ok, but how long ago was that and how prosperous was the world - esp. the US - back then? look around you, how many things with no connection to oil at all can you see?

silly cow. turn your brain in and ask for a refund if you don't use it.