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Team revamps energy system for fuel-efficiency

posted May 15, 2006 at 11:00 am

Professor John Kassakian examines a thermophotovoltaic device late last month with, from left, doctoral students Ivan Celanovic and Natalija Jovanovic. Photo / Donna Coveney

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Team revamps energy system for fuel-efficiency

Professor John Kassakian

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