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VIDEO: NASA's catalytic converter could reduce pollution by 30%

Tech Watch is a show about how NASA applies its space-based research to help solve Earth-bound problems. In the segment we've pasted after the jump, we learn about technology originally developed for space lasers that's now being used to make a new kind of catalytic converter. Unlike regular cars, which must warm up before they can clean a car's exhaust gases, NASA's catalytic converter works at low temperatures and could cut a vehicle's pollution by thirty percent. NASA's industry partner is Airflow Catalyst Systems, Inc, and the converter ... Read more →

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