A great article on Cnn, but it bums me out when I read it could be ready in 5 to 10 yrs. I guess if we took that attitude we would all be speaking German or Japanese and no one would have walked on the moon. WHAT TAKES SO LONG !

A new, highly efficient material that converts heat into electricity may one day help cars get the most out of a gallon of gas, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.

Only about 25 percent of the energy produced by a typical gasoline engine is used to move the vehicle or run accessories like the radio or windshield wipers, they said. Much of the rest escapes through the exhaust pipe.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25840353/