Cars to be started by lasers instead of spark plugs

[Shipkiller]

Scientists at Liverpool University and engineers at car giants Ford have developed a new ignition system which uses focused beams of laser light to ignite the fuel.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/5803066/Cars-to-be-started-by-lasers-instead-of-spark-plugs.html

 

[zee42]

just put the crack pipe down and walk away!!!!!!!!

 

[Mikenmass]

Laser diodes are becoming commodities and this is a natural evolution. The heat and response are very predictable