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Georgia Tech to host alternative fuel competition

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Nov 11, 2014

College engineers will converge on Georgia Tech on November 16 for an international competition for alternative fuels.

Students participating in the Chem-E-Car Competition will use innovative fuels and materials to create and power fully-functioning shoebox-sized cars that can carry an unspecified load an unspecified distance. The load and distance will be revealed at the competition, where students will have to calculate the appropriate chemical reaction to complete the challenge. The car that travels the closest to the distance gal wins the competition and $2,000 prize.

Students in previous competitions have built and powered cars out of materials including beef liver and hydrogen peroxide reactions.

The competition runs from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Ken Byers Tennis Complex at Georgia Tech, and is free and open to the public.

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