A car’s vibrations can power a new filter that captures air-polluting particles from the car’s exhaust (ACS Nano 2015, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b06327). The researchers plan to develop the filter for ...

When speaking about first responders, we often refer to the service that they provide and how they protect the public. It’s equally important to understand how leadership and design professionals can ...

Emissions-reducing exhaust filters in aftertreatment systems, also known as diesel particulate filters, or DPFs, require periodic cleaning. Cleaning the exhaust filter, sometimes referred to as ...

Zak is new to the CarBuzz team, working as a freelance content writer. When Zak isn't writing How To articles for CarBuzz he's working as a high school automotive technology instructor. Before ...

Cars that emit fumes closer to pavement result in pedestrians experiencing 40% more pollution ...

What if a single inexpensive upgrade could significantly cut your car’s emissions while simultaneously increasing its fuel efficiency? That’s the enticing concept behind the Blade, a chromed-out ...

Modern medium- and heavy-duty trucks have sophisticated exhaust aftertreatment systems that can include a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC), diesel particulate filter (DPF) and selective catalytic ...

For all intents and purposes, an automobile engine is basically a large mechanism that moves air. The engine needs to be able to breathe in order to provide optimal performance. This is why, when ...

As recently as the 1950s, only a select few American automobiles were available with a dual exhaust system. Over the course of about a decade, that all changed with the emergence of the muscle car. To ...

The exhaust system heats the tailpipe because the exhaust gases go straight from the engine into the exhaust manifold, and the temperature of the whole system becomes pretty high. However, only some ...

Since the internal combustion engine is nothing more than an air pump the exhaust system is a very important part of the system. You know the story, air in, air out. In the world of street rodding ...