- Fuel-cell technology: The glass is half full......with methanol fuel
The excitement surrounding the debut of fuel cells in portable electronics is less intense than the talk about how the devices will replace internal-combustion engines in motor vehicles. Nevertheless, you can detect high levels of activity in certain quarters, particularly among Japanese notebook-PC manufacturers, some of which have developed working ......
- Toshiba Unveils Fuel Cell for Laptop PCs
Toshiba Corp. said today that it developed a prototype of a small form factor direct methanol fuel cell for portable PCs. The prototype has an average power output of 12W and maximum output of 20W, and can achieve approximately five hours of operation with a single cartridge of fuel, according ......
- Fuel Cell Start-up Raises $12M
Neah Power Systems has raised about $12 million in equity funding, the company announced. Neah is a developer of silicon-based micro fuel cell technology for portable electronic devices such as notebook PCs, camcorders and other communications and entertainment products. Castile Ventures and WestAM participated in the round, which also included ......
- Toshiba develops alcohol fuel cell for
laptops.
Worldwide Computer Products News-17 March 2003-Toshiba develops alcohol fuel cell for laptops(C)1995-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Electronics company Toshiba has developed a prototype fuel cell that could be used to power laptop computers in the future. The 50cc cartridge operates by breaking down methanol to generate power which, according to ......
- Mini fuel cells slated to power cell phones
Move over, rechargeable batteries. Researchers at silicon-chip maker STMicroelectronics, Geneva (www.st.com), are developing tiny fuel cells for cell phones that can be refilled with fuel as needed. They are grappling with the fact that the phone consumes 300 mA of current at 3.6 V and its power source cannot occupy ......
- Could portable fuel cell drum out bunny?
NASA researchers have developed a portable energy source they believe may someday give that hot pink, shades-wearing, drumbeating bunny a run for its money. A team of fuel cell experts at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., took a traditional large, bulky stack of layered fuel cells and ......
- Fujitsu, DoCoMo Fire Up Phone Fuel Cells
Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. and NTT DoCoMo Inc. have joined forces to launch a prototype high-capacity micro methanol fuel cell that boasts a concentration of higher than 99 percent, Fujitsu announced today. The pair has also co-developed an external recharger for FOMA handsets, which uses the micro fuel cell technology. The ......