Car of the future powered by bodywork

Dr Emile Greenhalgh, from the Department of Aeronautics, explains how the composite material works and the future benefits of using this material in vehicle manufacture. For more information please visit www3.imperial.a...
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[@GScadet]

This guy is my personal tutor. I'm cracking up watching this! Brilliant.

[@LanceWinslow]

This is absolutely brilliant, forward thinking, and a future fantastic solution, with new materials, it will be totally possible too.

[@scribklu]

This is great! I think it would work great with the F1 teams that wanted to use KERS. It would also be great if some Supercars were to have this technology.

[@MtnXfreeride]

A nice carbon fiber look on the back of a laptop monitor would be nice and serve a purpose. I am curious of the capacity (currently) that this material can hold per square inch. Or, how long the light stays lit after that 10 seconds charge, also if the material ever wears out and if it will be cheap to manuf. in the near future.

[@NtoDaGDawg]

I was wondering how that sort of material could function for aircraft fuselage, considering that arecraft are often hit by lightning...

[@Toade21]

Very cool. What do you say the odds of the oil industry squashing this just like they have every other better energy source idea of the last 40 years.

[@GotYourWallet]

i wonder if there is a capacity loss
like you'd have to change the case/cars body after ten years

[@damonhumphreys4303]

Hugely!

[@rdepor]

5*****

[@choppersilver]

notice how each time he dilivers the hard hitting facts he cannot keep his eyes open.... wonder why that is....
must be tired...