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Flat tyres no more

Punctures in a tyre can be sealed even as the car is running

Supersonic cars

Power disruption

Auto sale

A walking nightmare

But where does the engine oil go?

Just cool it

High-power batteries

Think Jap, be Indian

An automobile mechanic solves a dusty riddle

Exhausting the options

Running on air

Cars that use liquid nitrogen as fuel may help reduce carbon dioxide emissions

Advantage Magnesium

The lightweight metal will replace several uses of aluminium in the car industry

Cool, isn't it?

From hypersonic spaceplanes to the your car, these devices can really handle heat

Electric car

A "zero-emission" electric car will be commercially produced by the year 2000

The cleanbacks

Good and yet affordable technology for cars without sooty exhaust pipes spewing fumes is close at hand. Their future now hinges on a suitable …

Firepower

Space. The final frontier. It is here that science is seeking ways to make a better automobile engine

Warped science

Aping Western trends in science has given Indian research priorities a skewed perspective

Consistent colour

A new method of painting plastics while they are being moulded guarantees uniformity of shade

Swift charge

A battery developed for electric cars can be recharged in minutes

Electric motion

Electric cars and scooters may soon be a reality on Indian roads

Wheels of carbon

Sound success

For the first time ever, the speed of sound has been broken on land