29 automotive innovations containing 'heat' - MoreInspiration

29 innovations containing 'heat'

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Rotary engine with 75 percent thermal efficiency

action during intervals

LiquidPiston

The 2014 Corvette will incorporate a heat-activated "smart material"

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Heat-activated “smart material” debuts in new Corvette

Lenses made of amorphous chalcogenide glass

solid

New technology promises cheaper infrared cameras

Mitsubishi reduces friction on ship hulls by blowing bubbles

multiple hollows

Bubbles reduce friction on ships

Smart fabric that behaves like the touchscreen on your cellphone

reactive

Smartphone experience in textile form

Wiper fluid heater helps melt ice and get rid of insects

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Wiper Fluid Heater

Heating a ships hull can lower friction and increase speed

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Heating Hulls to Reduce Friction

Turning road shocks and vibrations into electricity

action during intervals

Electricity-Generating Shock Absorbers

Heatshield made of flexible ceramic sheets

completely flexible

Flexible ceramic

self-heating roads elimate the needs for salting trucks or ploughs

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Self-Heating Roads

Electrically conductive coating uses nanotechnology to heat the windshield across its entire surface with no wires to obstruct the view

Transparent coatings

Road panels with embedded LED lights could provide travel lines or warnings to drivers

dual use

Solar Roads

tyres constructed with wood instead of silica

Wooden tyres

Ceramic material which is sprayed onto aluminium foil

completely flexible

Flexible ceramic heat shield material

Car that changes color according to weather conditions

full spectrum of colour

Chameleon Mini Cooper

Shock absorber that converts the kinetic energy into electricity

action during intervals

Power-Producing Shock Absorbers

Process that enables used bumers to be recycled for new vehicles

high density

Recycled bumpers

Tiny, hollow spheres also offer competitive noise-absorption properties

hollow

Tiny spheres absorb noise at high temperatures

Open celled metal foams combine the advantages of metal properties with the benefits of highly permeable lightweight materials

multiple hollows

open celled metal foam

Thermoelectric material that creates heat by using electrons

reactive

Thallium-Doped Lead Telluride

heated ice-scraper which charges in the car's lighter outlet

different components

Heated ice-scraper

User controllable bus windows

human + semi-automated tool

Light-controlling SPD-Smart windows

Car concept with intelligent adaptive tires that automatically changes tread depth for top performance

action during intervals

Mojave Runner Concept

These tires have heat-resistant oils that replace the normal "black rubber" smell

multiple senses

Scented "aroma tire"

A spray-on ceramic coating greatly reduces the release of heat, helping to protect the finish of the manifold, the engine and other components in the engine bay

liquid

Spray-on ceramic coating

perforated brake disc pad

multiple hollows

Perforated brake disc pad

This device heats the washer fluid before it is sprayed onto the windscreen

human + semi-automated tool

HotShot windscreen cleaner

Nanoflowers repel water so well that they could be used to waterproof car windshields

small size

nanoflowers

Plastic with silica creates a material three to four times tougher than plastic alone

segmented solid

Tougher Heat-Resistant Plastics

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