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The nanoparticle-spiked fuel produced significantly lower quantities of nitrogen oxide and carbon monoxide gases, and created less smoke. Lead author R. B. Anand, an associate professor of mechanical engineering, and his team, are now investigating other types of nanoparticles, such as hollow carbon nanotubes. One obstacle, says Anand, to this kind of nanotechnology, is the high cost of nanoparticle production. 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