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PC World
November 5, 2002
Charles Bermant |
Next-Gen Batteries May Get Constant Charge Start-up explores fuel cell technology to boost life -- or capabilities -- of mobile devices.   |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2006
Prachi Patel-Predd |
Traveling Light On a three-day mission, a Special Forces soldier might lug along 12 kilograms of batteries. But now the military is developing micro fuel cells that could weigh half as much as batteries, and could be recharged -- or rather refilled. |
CIO
January 1, 2003
Susannah Patton |
Bye-Bye Batteries Imagine chatting on your cell phone for months at a time without recharging it. Or taking a laptop on a weeklong business trip without a battery or power cord. That's the goal of scientists around the world working to perfect tiny fuel cells using microtechnology engineering. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2005
Ben Ames |
Nanotechnology delivers military power The Army is looking for a 21st century battlesuit, one that stops bullets, detects chemical and biological agents, monitors a wounded soldier's vital signs, administers basic first aid, and communicates with headquarters. Nanotechnology could provide the answer. |
National Defense
August 2009
Stew Magnuson |
Recovery Act to Inject More Funds Into Military Fuel Cell Research The Obama administration announced plans to spend $20 million of Recovery Act funding on military fuel cell technology. The Defense Department's director of defense research and engineering office will be spearheading these efforts. |
National Defense
February 2004
Geoff S. Fein |
Military Fuel-Cell Programs Not Yet Ready for Prime Time While the commercial industry is taking significant steps forward in the adoption of fuel cell technology, military researchers are taking a wait-and-see approach, expressing concern that fuel cells so far have not proven they can work in combat environments. |
PC Magazine
July 13, 2004
Cade Metz |
Get Out the Mote Sprinkled generously, "smart dust" wireless sensors get the message across. A form of the technology has already reached the marketplace. |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2003
Traci Purdum |
Our Fuel-Cell Future After more than 50 years of mostly government-backed research, pioneering companies will bring fuel cells to the masses -- once they hurdle a few obstacles. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2007
Courtney E. Howard |
Power Trip Sophisticated electronics drive the need for plentiful power on the battlefield. |
PC World
December 2004
Anne B. McDonald |
Future Tech: A Room That Knows You 'Smart Dust' sensors might instantly adjust a room's light and temperature to your liking. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
October 2009
Courtney E. Howard |
Electrifying Advancements Warfighters, first responders, and astronauts all rely on an ever-increasing amount of electronics to get their jobs done. These electronic devices, no matter how novel, require adequate, reliable, and long-lasting electric power. |
Chemistry World
March 2006
Joe McEntee |
Fuel Cells Head for Mass Market At the end of the day, wide-scale commercialization is a numbers game and developers will prosper or perish based on how they fare against metrics such as durability, reliability, cost and, most brutal of all, profitability. It's time to start delivering. |
PC World
April 2006
Christopher Null |
Battery Boosters Sick of running out of juice at the worst possible moment? Here's how to squeeze every last drop out of your cell phone, laptop, PDA, or digital camera battery and charge it up quickly and conveniently. |
Chemistry World
October 2011 |
Fuelling the Future Fuel cell vehicles have taken a back seat to battery and hybrid power in recent years. But hydrogen still holds promise in the long term. |
BusinessWeek
September 11, 2006
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
The Truth About Fiery Laptops Lithium ion batteries are potential incendiaries, but they're all we've got. |
Chemistry World
February 1, 2011
Simon Hadlington |
Binning battery recycling Recycling has now become part of our everyday lives, with almost all households in the UK required to separate paper, plastic and glass for collection. However, one class of household product was for many years neglected: batteries. |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2007
Jill Jusko |
Micro Possibilities Power-hungry portable devices fuel the drive to develop micro fuel cell technology. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2008
Philip E. Ross |
Loser: Another Fuel-Cell Charger Flunks Fuel cells look great on paper, but who wants to run a laptop off one? Miniature solid-oxide fuel cells may find niche applications, but few people will use them anytime soon. |
Technology Research News
December 31, 2003 |
Micro fuel cell runs cool Researchers have made a tiny methane fuel cell that works at 60 degrees Celsius. They have also shown that the fuel cell can use high concentration methanol to increase its operating time. |
National Defense
June 2006
Robert H. Williams |
Army Scrutinizes Novel Micro Fuel Cell UltraCell Corporation's methanol powered micro fuel cell XX25 provides wireless, portable power in extreme environmental conditions. The Army is looking into the cell that can power a laptop computer for up to two days. |
BusinessWeek
October 6, 2003
Irene M. Kunii |
Japan: Fuel-Cell Nation NEC, Toshiba, and Sony are developing ever-smaller cells to replace batteries. |
PC Magazine
April 4, 2008
Frank Washburn |
Charging Into the Future Researchers are upgrading lithium ion and green-alternative batteries for increasingly power-hungry mobile devices. |
Fast Company
October 2004
Alison Overholt |
The Battery Bust A laptop that runs forever on a single quick charge? Not anytime soon. Here are some tips for making the current crop of batteries keep going and going and going.... |
National Defense
September 2006
Stew Magnuson |
Army Explores Alternative Ways to Add Power on Battlefields Several military laboratories are looking into fuel cell technology to give soldiers the extra juice they need to operate equipment loaded onto humvees and other vehicles. |
Smithsonian
March 2004
Stephen S. Hall |
Kenyon's Ageless Quest A San Francisco scientist's genetic research renews the ancient hope for a way to slow aging. The company, Elixir Pharmaceuticals, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is developing drugs and other products to treat age-related diseases and slow the process of aging. |
InternetNews
May 18, 2006
Tim Scannell |
Samsung Pact Fuels Battery Development MTI Micro Fuel Cells has made a pact with Samsung Electronics to develop micro fuel cells for mobile systems. |
PC Magazine
November 4, 2003 |
The Thin-Air Display One display being tested is the Heliodisplay, invented by MIT researcher Chad Dyner and being developed by IO2 Technology. It projects a video image -- or any standard computer image -- that appears to float in midair. No special goggles are required. |
PC World
July 2004 |
Bye-Bye Batteries? Work on fuel-cell technology for notebooks is well under way... Plus, plasma-TV prices... |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2008
John Teresko |
A New Material Benefits Fuel Cells MIT boosts power output more than 50% with a lower-cost material. |
Technology Research News
February 26, 2003 |
Alloy lowers fuel-cell cost Scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have found a way to make fuel cells that are potentially cheaper and easier to manufacture than previous prototypes. The method is a step toward making the relatively clean energy-generating technology commercially viable. |
PC World
September 28, 2006
Stuart J. Johnston |
Should Laptops Come With a Fire Extinguisher? Record-setting recalls highlight the risks of lithium ion technology. |
Chemistry World
February 29, 2008
Michael Gross |
Modified Nanotubes Catalyse Fuel Cell A new type of catalyst made by attaching platinum nanoparticles to nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes could be used to oxidise methanol in fuel cells, thanks to work by Chinese chemists. |
Food Engineering
June 4, 2007 |
Not Your Mama's Sensor More rugged, adaptable and reliable sensors are being deployed in industrial automation. And the fact they're taken for granted attests to how well they perform. |
BusinessWeek
August 4, 2003
Joan O'C. Hamilton |
Who Wants to Be a 150-Year-Old? A modern band of Ponce de Leons comes to life in the intensely researched and well-written Merchants of Immortality: Chasing the Dream of Human Life Extension by ace science writer Stephen S. Hall. |
