title: Nanotechnology impact on the automotive industry.
abstract: Nanotechnology has been implemented widely in the automotive industry. This technology is particularly useful in coatings, fabrics, structural materials, fluids, lubricants, tires, and preliminary applications in smart glass/windows and video display systems. A special sub-class of improved materials, alternative energy, has also seen a boost from advances in nanotechnology, and continues to be an active research area. A correlation exists in the automotive industry between the areas with increased nanotechnology incorporation and those with increased profit margins via improvements and customer demands.
authors.forename: Kaufui V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33146, USA. kwong@miami.edu.
authors.forename: Patrick A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Paddon