Laser Spark Plugs

[Giblet]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/21 ... parkplugs/

The Japanese boffins have come up with a way of making small, high-power lasers out of ceramics. Their protoype unit is made from two yttrium-aluminum-gallium (YAG) segments, one doped with neodymium, the other with chromium. It is just 9mm in diameter and 11mm long, and by using bursts of pulses less than a nanosecond in duration it can ignite a volume of lean fuel-air mix at two points simultaneously - this develops power more quickly and efficiently than lighting at just one point.

[warmasice]

I read about this, but couldn't help thinking about SplitFire spark plugs or what Alfo does.. two spark plugs per cylinder?! ...TwinSpark

[Richied76]

Like the idea, Like the tech and like the strive for a product that may make the world cleaner...

A cleaner Fossil burning, resipricating piston engine...Now that does sound very last century... They may have been a bit late of the mark...By the time it gets in a production car...they wont have engines

[Ciro Pabón]

I did some experiments a couple of years ago, with a small two strokes engine. Couldn't get it to work. Anyway, there is a thread somewhere.