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Petroleum-free liquid crystals the next big thing in lubricants?

Researchers at Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research have made a rather amazing discovery that may have major automotive applications withing the next three to five years, according to the scientists working on the project. It seems that liquid crystals, common in LCD displays and most notably on computers and televisions, can actually outperform their petroleum-based competition by "orders of magnitude" when compared directly against each other in automotive-style applications, such as the lubricants that keep our ... Read more →

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