windshadow -
Welcome to EM! I googled "temple university fuel saving device" and found these URLs :
Reality Check - A New Fuel Saving Device | New Energy and Fuel
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They further explain, “The fuel flows through two metallic meshes before it reaches the fuel injector. A voltage is applied on the two meshes to produce an electric field of around 1.0 kV/mm between the two meshes. The device consumes very low electric power, less than 0.1 W. In our setup, the rheologic field direction is opposite the flow direction, which may help to provide negative charges to the fuel droplets. However, the main function of our device is to reduce the viscosity of the fuel as it passes the electric field.” The key is to get the fuel negatively charged, as fuel particle sizes will be small if their charge density is high, and no fuel agglomeration can occur because the negatively charged droplets repel each other. This key of chemistry is the point that kills the skepticism. Gee, if I weren’t so impressed by the innovation of putting the field in the fuel so making it a rheological procedure, rather than around it as with so many electromagnetic devices from the past or ideas about electrostatic atomization that may or may not prove practical, it would be just another dreamy idea.
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How To Spot A Psychopath :: Not your everyday fuel-saving gadget :: September :: 2008
Electrorheology Leads to Efficient Combustion
I don't know if it's for real, but at least it claims to use almost no juice.
CarloSW2