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Atom chips helping supersonic car to beat land speed record
Atom chips helping supersonic car to beat land speed record
A car designed to travel faster than the speed of sound is to be given a boost by Intel processors.
The Bloodhound Super Sonic Car (SSC) will use Intel's Atom processors, normally found in netbooks, to help control car's jet-powered propulsion system and guide the in-car control system.
The car is being designed to break the world land speed record next year and is being built as part of a project involving engineers, designers, mathematicians and technology experts from across the UK.
Shown above is a life-size replica of the car that was on show at the Farnborough Air Show last week.
Photo credit: Intel
Caption by: William Shenton
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