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Diesel Goes Digital to Save Energy, Lower EmissionsForty years ago, actuators requiring constant energy to help power the Apollo spacecraft in space were replaced by magnetically holding and releasing, electronically controlled valves. Today, these same magnetic, electronic valves are on the verge of replacing entire camshaft systems in cars and trucks on Earth, thus leading to a whole new generation of low-emission engines.
Document ID
20050031220
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Other
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2004
Publication Information
Publication: Spinoff
Subject Category
Spacecraft Propulsion And Power
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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