Ford Taps Tiny Bubbles for Lighter, More Fuel Efficient Cars

Ford is turning to a new tech to reduce the weight of its cars and improve fuel efficiency: tiny bubbles. Ford says it is trialling a technology out of the labs of MIT, now owned by Trexel, called MuCell, which injects micro bubbles into plastic components.

By JOHN MARKOFF 22 Mar, 2011

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