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Fuel Cell: A pollution-free electricity generation technology that is expected to compete with traditional methods of creating and distributing electricity. It is also expected to be used in electrically powered cars,...; Full Fuel Cell Definition >>

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Fuel Cell breakthrough? Gentlemen, start your engines...: Fuel cell breakthrough? Gentlemen, start your engines...Here's a better ideaBurn the freaking methanol in an internal combustion engine. Catalyst requirement gone.Sheesh.Just another example that global warming really isn't about global warming. Making and burning methanol is carbon-neutral, but note how the idea of simply manufacturing methanol to...; Tags: Fuel cells, fuel cell, methanol, global warming, internal combustion engine, combustion engine; Discussion threads 2008-05-06
Fuel Cell breakthrough? Gentlemen, start your engines...: "Since 1965, methanol has been the only racing fuel used by the Indianapolis 500. Methanol also is an ideal hydrogen carrier fuel for fuel cell technology applications." That's a direct quote from the Methanol Institute website. Now how'd you like to have that under the hood of your...; Tags: Fuel Cell, Methanol, Catalyst, Methanoliacs, Fuel Cells, Emerging Technologies, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-05-05
Fuel Cell phones and cameras: CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos talks with MTI's CEO Peng Lim, who shows off fuel cell prototypes for electronic gadgets that Lim says will finally start hitting the market next year.; Tags: News, michael kanellos, fuel cell, camera, Pen Lim, green; Videos 2008-04-25
At MTI Micro, pushing Fuel Cells for portables: At MTI Micro, pushing fuel cells for portablesOK, so how does it work...?I'm completely non technical in this area, but some questions arise from the article, that were not clearly explained. It uses methanol, so how do you recharge it with a USB cable? Where does the new methanol come...; Tags: Fuel cells, MTI Micro, MTI, fuel cell; Discussion threads 2008-04-08
(Photos: Fuel Cells for cameras): (Photos: Fuel cells for cameras)Great Achievement!This looks promising!RE: (Photos: Fuel cells for cameras)I think that this is great for all of us photographers out there who want to shoot for extended periods of time without having to worry about out batteries dying on us when we need them the most.; Tags: Fuel cells, fuel cell, camera, photograph; Discussion threads 2008-04-07

Photos: Fuel Cells for cameras: MTI Micro's goal is to start displacing lithium ion batteries with fuel cells in portable electronics. First stop: the SLR. by CNET News.com; Tags: Fuel Cell, Photograph, Camera, Fuel Cells, Emerging Technologies, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-04-07
Nanotechnology-based clean hydrogen for cars: According to EE Times, a California-based company called QuantumSphere has developed nanoparticles that could make hydrogen cheaper than gasoline. The company says its reactive catalytic nanoparticle coatings can boost the efficiency of electrolysis the technique that generates hydrogen from water to 85% today, exceeding the Department of Energy's goal for...; Tags: Fuel Cell, Electrode, Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Nanotechnology, Hydrogen, QuantumSphere, Fuel Cells, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-02-27
Green gifts for the holidays: Fuel Cell car and solar home: Power House kit from Thames & Kosmos I've run across some green gift ideas, for those who get or give toys. My favorite would be perfect for any fourteen year old kid anxious to be old enough to drive. Give her or him...; Tags: Fuel Cell, Car, Hydrogen, Info, Fuel Cells, Emerging Technologies, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2007-12-02
A new way to make water -- and Fuel Cells: You probably know that it is easy to combine hydrogen and oxygen to make water. After all, this chemical reaction is known for more than two centuries. But now, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign UIUC have discovered a new way to make water. As states the UIUC...; Tags: Fuel Cell, Oxygen, Hydrogen, UIUC, Fuel Cells, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2007-11-03
A boost for Fuel Cells: Researchers at the University of Houston UH have developed a new platinum-based catalyst for fuel cells that is at least four times more efficient and cheaper than existing catalysts. This discovery in fuel cell research may ease reliance on gasoline. According to the researchers, the active phase of the...; Tags: Fuel Cell, Catalyst, Fuel Cells, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2007-11-02
Military kicks the tires of green technology: Writing at the GigaOM blog, Katie Fehrenbacher points to seven green technologies the military is pursuing. Powerfilm is working with the Army's Natick Soldier Center to develop solar tents using the company's thin amorphous silicon technology. DARPA has launched a BioFuels program to design bio-aviation fuel...; Tags: Fuel Cell, Green Technology, DARPA, Military, Powerfilm, Army, ZDNet Government; Blog posts 2007-08-29
Hydrogen Fuel Cells power Fujitsu data center: Hydrogen fuel cells power Fujitsu data centerSlight of hand"Although carbon dioxide is expelled when producing hydrogen, the fuel cell will result in about 35 percent less greenhouse gas emissions overall..."Always funny when people believe that CO2 "flys" into the atmosphere. Even the kids show Beakmans World knows that CO2...; Tags: Fujitsu Ltd., data center, fuel cell, hydrogen fuel cell, hydrogen; Discussion threads 2007-08-20
Photos: Fujitsu unveils king-size Fuel Cell: Electronics giant inaugurates 200-kilowatt hydrogen fuel cell that will provide electricity as well as heat to buildings on its Sunnyvale campus.A proton exchange membrane PEM hydrogen fuel cell, king-size. Fujitsu inaugurated this fuel cell at its Sunnyvale, Calif., campus on Friday. The fuel cell sits in the parking lot...; Tags: Fuel cells, photograph, fuel cell, hydrogen, Fujitsu Ltd., membrane, Amdahl, Fujitsu LifeBook, steam, chair, electron, carbon dioxide, carbon, Sunnyvale, natural gas, electronics company, data center, electronics, Japan, laptop computer; Image galleries 2007-08-17
Diamonds are Fuel Cells' best friends: Diamonds are fuel cells' best friendsMIsleading title - should say "Diamond Simulant ..."The article is clearly about cubic-zirconia, and not diamonds. While it is an interesting article, indeed, the title is misleading and is intended merely to draw readers in with it's familiarity. This should be changed.PEM Fuel Cells"Even if...; Tags: Fuel cells, hydrogen, fuel cell; Discussion threads 2007-07-16
Diamonds are Fuel Cells' best friends: Researchers at UC Davis have used nanocrystals made of diamond-like cubic zirconia to develop cooler fuel cells. Even if hydrogen fuel cells have been touted as clean energy sources, current fuel cells have to run at high temperatures of up to 1,000 °C. This new technology will allow fuel cells...; Tags: Science &, Nature, Engineering &, Innovation, Energy &, Environment; Blog posts 2007-07-16
Photos: Chevy Volt gains Fuel Cell: The electric concept car makes a stop at an auto show in Shanghai with a new propulsion system under the hood.; Tags: Fuel cells, fuel cell, auto show, concept car, Shanghai, photograph; Image galleries 2007-04-20
MADS (Multi-Agent Diffusion Simulation) Framework (msi): MADS is an agent based framework designed towards implementing innovation diffusion related simulation. Besides being close to the theory, the framework intends to streamline the simulation creation process by providing an efficient means of attaining simple, maintainable and readable software, easy code management, publishing and reuse. This is a very...; Tags: Fuel Cell, Diffusion, MADS, Fuel Cells, Emerging Technologies; Software downloads 2006-12-15
TechNet Summit: Going for green tech: During the second TechNet Summit panel, Going Green--Technology Solutions for the Future, John Doerr said that a perfect storm exists for green technology and initiatives. Green matters to environmentalists, evangelicals, the Bush administration, he said. "The U.S. is shipping billions of dollars to nations that have a target on our...; Tags: General, Legal; Blog posts 2006-11-15
Laptop PC Power Sources: An Update: This presentation provides guidelines for achieving 8 or more hours of laptop battery life. It also provides developments and roadmap for high capacity batteries and fuel cell technologies.; Tags: Fuel Cell, PC, Battery, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Fuel Cells, Notebooks, Engineering, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets; Presentations 2006-09-26
Verizon heeds call of Fuel Cells: Verizon heeds call of fuel cellsThe NSA should look into this.Recently, it was reported that the NSA's spying programs would suffer if a blackout occured. Worse yet, BGE is going to jack off... I mean, jack [i]up[/i]... electrical rates some 72% since price caps expired. As of July,...; Tags: Fuel cells, fuel cell, Verizon Communications Inc., NSA, natural gas, BGE, hydrogen; Discussion threads 2006-08-07