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Methanol Fuel Cells 'smaller And More Powerful'
News Direct methanol fuel cells produce electricity by breaking down methanol. The methanol interacts with a catalytic membrane and produces electricity, carbon dioxide and water as byproducts. MTI Micro claims its technology differs from that of its...
[June 22, 2004, 12:40]
Toshiba Fires Up Methanol Fuel Cell
News The Japanese electronics company, which ranks among the top notebook makers, said it would present direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) technology for portable computers that can provide about five hours of power with a single cartridge of fuel.
[March 6, 2003, 8:39]
Toshiba Claims Fuel Cell Breakthrough
News Toshiba announced on Friday that it has built what it claims is the smallest ever direct methanol fuel cell. The direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) measures 22mm by 56mm by 9.1mm (including the fuel tank), and when full will weigh 8.5g.
[June 25, 2004, 15:15]
Motorola Breakthrough Battery
News The fuel cells measure just one inch square and less than an inch in thickness and are powered by liquid methanol. The reservoir of methanol in the fuel cells combines with oxygen in the air to produce electricity.
[January 20, 2000, 10:00]
Alcohol Gives New Life To Thirsty Portables
News Both companies are developing fuel cells that turn methanol directly into electricity and could have many times the capacity of current lithium-ion batteries. It uses nanohorns, fullerene sheets rolled into microscopic cones, incorporating platinum...
[September 3, 2001, 17:14]
Start-up Sells Membrane That Powers Mobiles
News The honeycombed membrane is for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFC). On one side of the membrane is a mixture of methanol and water. The methanol becomes attracted to the membrane through an electrical charge and reacts to a catalyst, which then...
[January 19, 2004, 7:45]
Smart Fuel Cell Shows Off Alcoholic Laptop Power
News Munich-based Smart Fuel Cell GmbH has shown early production examples of a methanol-fuelled device capable of producing 40 watts of power and intended to provide electrical energy for laptop, printer and cellphone at the same time.
[April 23, 2002, 17:18]
Samsung Turns To Mobile Phone Fuel Cells
News Under the agreement, the two companies will spend the next 18 months developing methanol-based fuel cells that could be used in mobile handsets. In theory, methanol-powered fuel cells could provide more hours of power than a standard mobile phone...
[May 18, 2006, 17:15]
Nanosys Does Sharp Fuel Cell Deal
News The key feature in these fuel cells is a porous membrane that will create a reaction between methanol and water to release electrons but also keep the methanol from escaping. Japanese electronics conglomerate Sharp has inked a deal with...
[January 19, 2005, 8:30]
Fuel Cell Phones Far From Reality, Says Report
News Micro fuel cells are miniature fuel cells that generate electricity through a chemical reaction between oxygen and a fuel such as hydrogen or methanol. Recently, NEC has unveiled a prototype notebook with a built-in fuel cell that can already...
[September 12, 2003, 9:14]
Toshiba Delays Commercial Fuel Cell
News Toshiba claims its latest attempt at the technology has created a product that is capable of providing an output of one watt for approximately 20 hours of operation, using a 25cc fuel cartridge containing high-concentration methanol.
[October 3, 2003, 13:40]
UltraCell Ready To Bring Laptop Fuel Cell To Market
News UltraCell's systems are fuelled by methanol, and include a reformer that converts it into hydrogen the fuel cell itself can use, Hill said. But customers shouldn't expect to just be able to buy a few litres of methanol and fill up their fuel cells...
[March 10, 2006, 15:10]
Start-up Redesigns Fuel Cells
News Electrodes draw those substances toward a plastic membrane, and when they come in contact with the membrane, the methanol breaks down and releases electrons, which are then funneled to power the host device.
[February 11, 2003, 8:29]
Gassy Batteries Pump Up The Power
News The Department of Transportation last month removed one hurdle to the commercial acceptance of fuel cells powered by methanol by ruling that they could be taken on airplanes. The issue was that these fuel cells contain methanol, which is a...
[November 14, 2002, 7:53]
3G Handsets Get Prototype Fuel Cell
News The device, manufactured by Fujitsu Laboratories, generates power by combining methanol and hydrogen. Each methanol cartridge would only provide enough power for one recharge, so users would either have to carry a number of cartridges about their...
[September 30, 2004, 17:00]
Hitachi Squeezes Fuel Cell Into PDA
News Fuel cells generate electricity through a chemical reaction between oxygen and a fuel, such as hydrogen or methanol. Hitachi, Toshiba, NEC and NTT DoCoMo have all announced plans to commercialise methanol-powered devices.
[December 11, 2003, 10:35]
Motorola Creates Gas-powered Cell Phones
News Motorola researchers announced on Tuesday that they have successfully demonstrated a methanol gas-powered fuel cell, which can provide enough juice between chargings for a month of cell phone calls. Inside the cell, methanol is stored in an area...
[October 3, 2001, 9:00]
No Fuel Like An Old Fuel
Talkback Current prototypes using methanol or hydrogen are dangerous enough for carrying into planes. Fuel cell won't be in use until we find the way to exploit "pure water " as the fuel.
[April 13, 2005, 18:50]
Hitachi Squeezes Fuel Cell Into PDA
Talkback Re: "Hitachi and Tokai said they have created a prototype cartridge about the size of an AA battery that holds 50 cubic centimetres of methanol at a 20 percent concentration, and could power a PDA for six to eight hours.cc is a lot larget than a...
[December 11, 2003, 15:40]
Toshiba Claims Fuel Cell Breakthrough
Talkback Besides the NASA ones used Hydrogen and Oxygen, not Methanol and Air, which the Japanese ones do. The first fuel cell was made in 1838, rather before the days of NASA I think.
[October 6, 2004, 16:52]
