To Make A More Efficient Engine, Just Add Water

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By Nathaniel Scharping
Sep 6, 2016 8:54 PMMay 17, 2019 9:40 PM
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The internal combustion engine has always been a work in progress. Ever since we first began putting them in cars over a century ago, engineers have come up with ever more complex ways of wringing more horsepower and greater fuel efficiency from them. One company says it’s found a surprising means of making our engines even more efficient: Just add water.

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