Argonne's "omnivorous engine" runs on any fuel

Did you know that although today's automobile engines typically run solely on gasoline or, in rare instances, on a blend of gasoline and ethanol, Argonne scientists are developing an "omnivorous engine" (right) that would be able to run on any blend of conventional gasoline, ethanol or butanol, another organic alcohol that scientists are beginning to consider as a potential biofuel? The omnvirous engine comes equipped with a suite of sensors to calibrate the engine to burn available fuel as efficiently as possible.

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