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Chemistry World November 13, 2007 Lewis Brindley	Hydrogen From Sewage Hits Production Records Scientists have drastically improved the efficiency of bacteria-powered fuel cells that convert biodegradable organic matter into hydrogen gas. They hope their discovery will make it possible to generate hydrogen from sewage, sustainably and on a large scale.
The Motley Fool February 11, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Dow and GM's Power Play With Dow and GM at the helm, will fuel-cell technology grow green?
The Motley Fool February 22, 2005 Rich Smith	Time to Check the Plug What should investors be looking for in hydrogen fuel cell pioneer Plug Power's annual report?
The Motley Fool September 14, 2006 Rich Smith	BMW's Hydrogen Boondoggle The "Hydrogen 7" announcement is full of hot air. Investors, before you give up entirely on hydrogen fuel cells, though, do remember that progress is being made.
The Motley Fool July 6, 2005 Rich Smith	A Not-So-Obvious Plug? Barron's states the obvious. Plug Power's stock collapses. If the hydrogen fuel cell star investors had been paying attention, perhaps the Barron's article wouldn't have come as such a rude shock.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2004 Brian Gorman	Ballard Has Its Day The company's stock jumped on news of its fuel cell vehicle, but the enthusiasm probably won't last.
Technology Research News July 30, 2003	Munching microbes feed fuel cell Researchers from the Ernst Moritz Arndt University in Germany have found a way to harvest the energy needed to power a fuel cell from chemical reactions that occur when E. coli bacteria consume sugar.
Technology Research News May 18, 2005	Catalyst Boosts Gasoline Fuel Cells Researchers have come up with a catalyst layer that can be put over a conventional anode to reform the fuel within the fuel cell. This allows hydrocarbons like gasoline to be used directly in fuel cells.
The Motley Fool February 26, 2004 Brian Gorman	Plug Power Fizzles Investors pull the plug on the fuel-cell maker after a drop in fourth-quarter revenue.
The Motley Fool March 8, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	FuelCell's Energy Enigma It is the leader for on-site fuel cell power generation, but that doesn't mean it will survive. The hydrogen economy may in fact come to be, but the owners of fuel cell stocks won't see much of the benefit.
CIO June 16, 2010 John Brandon	Should Fuel Cells Power Your Data Center? Fuel cells are highly reliable and environmentally friendly, making them attractive to companies that want a greener data center. But they aren't for everyone.
The Motley Fool August 31, 2004 Rich Smith	FuelCell's Burning Cash Investors bid up the company's stock, illustrating their optimism for and their willingness to keep pumping cash in, essentially financing the research into alternative sources of fuel that we can all use in the future.
Salon.com September 24, 2002 Katharine Mieszkowski	Hydrotopia Say goodbye to fossil fuels. Author and environmentalist Jeremy Rifkin explains why hydrogen is the next great power source.
IndustryWeek April 1, 2007 Jill Jusko	Ready For Prime Time Fuel cells remain a work in progress, but products are available for purchase now.
BusinessWeek January 24, 2005 Otis Port	Hydrogen Cars Are Almost Here, But... There are still serious problems to solve, such as: Where will drivers fuel up?
The Motley Fool December 14, 2004 W.D. Crotty	An Uncertain FuelCell Future FuelCell Energy reports a better-than-expected quarterly loss.
IndustryWeek September 1, 2008 Jill Jusko	Fuel Cell Industry Gains Traction Opportunity grows with increased desire for energy efficiency and awareness of climate change.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2004 Rich Smith	Plug Power Dissipates Does the fuel cell pioneer run on hydrogen, or investors' dreams?
National Defense October 2006 Robert H. Williams	Easy Access to Hydrogen Proposed A Massachusetts company believes it has perfected technology that removes a key roadblock -- the scarcity of fuel outlets -- to the widespread use of hydrogen powered automobiles.
BusinessWeek September 22, 2009 Jack Ewing	Hydrogen Cars Are Still Headed for the Highway Advances in fuel-cell technology and a commitment from the German government to build a fueling network mean automakers haven't given up on hydrogen.
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.
Chemistry World February 27, 2013 Simon Hadlington	Supercharging methanol for fuel cells Scientists in Germany and Italy have discovered a way to derive hydrogen gas from methanol at low temperatures and pressures using soluble ruthenium-based 'pincer' catalysts.
The Motley Fool September 8, 2006 Stephen Ellis	Still No Go at FuelCell FuelCell investors have about one thing going for them right now: a whole load of accumulated losses ($342 million and counting) that the firm can use to offset taxes, if it ever reaches profitability.
IEEE Spectrum August 2008 William Sweet	A Connecticut Fuel Cell In South Korea's Grid Breakthrough contracts revive hydrogen hopes in electric power
Reactive Reports March 2005 David Bradley	Fuel Cells US scientists have demonstrated a significant boost to fuel cells that could also cut costs. By coating the cathode with a thin layer of platinum instead of using solid metal, efficiency is raised by ten percent and the use of expensive platinum can be reduced.
Chemistry World July 27, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	Fuel Cell Future in Miniature Forget Lego and Meccano; the latest techie toy for surreptitiously educating unsuspecting children has arrived -- a mini hydrogen fuel-cell-powered car, complete with its own filling station.
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.
National Defense August 2008 Grace V. Jean	Hydrogen Fuel Cells to Power Homes, Vehicles in Japan Next year, companies including Panasonic, Toshiba and Toyota will begin selling residential fuel cell systems across the nation, says Hisashi Yano, director of the Japan Hydrogen Fuel Cell demonstration park.
Chemistry World April 26, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	Hydrogen Busters go Synthetic Chemists have created a small molecule which mimics the way natural enzymes chew up hydrogen. The model should inspire designs for new catalysts that can break up hydrogen in fuel cells; or (running in reverse) help produce the fuel for a hydrogen economy.
Technology Research News March 24, 2004	Bacteria make clean power The Penn State researchers' microbial fuel cell is fueled by wastewater skimmed from the settling pond of a treatment plant, and the process of drawing electricity from the microbial action taking place in the wastewater also cleans the water.
The Motley Fool December 2, 2008 Rich Smith	United Tech Teaches Chem 101 Quick Quiz: What does H2O stand for? UTC once again is using technology to keep itself relevant to its customers.
The Motley Fool April 11, 2006 Seth Jayson	Russians Connect to Plug Fresh funding from Russia will give Plug Power more money to burn. This looks like good old overreaction from a market that's always eager for a reason to hop on the "alternative energy" bandwagon.
Chemistry World June 9, 2006 Katharine Sanderson	Sulfur Removal Fuels Fuel Cell Future The arrival of materials that prevent sulfur-poisoning of fuel cells working at high temperatures adds to hopes that fuel cells will make it into the mainstream as an alternative energy source.
Metropolis April 2007 Michael Silverberg	Deconstructions: Ford Airstream Concept Vehicle A hydrogen-electric prototype out of Detroit brings fuel cells closer to the U.S. auto industry.
IndustryWeek December 1, 2005 Traci Purdum	Technologies Of The Year -- Harvesting Hydrogen Engineers at Purdue University have developed a new way of producing hydrogen for fuel cells that automatically recharge.
Technology Research News October 20, 2004 Kimberly Patch	Cooler material boosts fuel cells A cathode that allows solid oxide fuel cells to operate at reduced temperaures promises to lower the cost of fuel cells, which could spur broader adoption of the technology.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Will Congress Boost Ballard? The new energy bill has some attractive incentives for fuel cells, but is that enough to make this stock work?
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.
The Motley Fool March 31, 2005 Rich Smith	Hydrogen Has Its Day Is that a light at the end of the fuel cell tunnel? Ballard Power cuts the viability date in half to 2010. What does it mean for investors?
Technology Research News May 4, 2005	Nano Pyramids Boost Fuel Cells Researchers have devised a way to make iridium surfaces that are extremely finely textured. The surface is textured with pyramids which increases the available surface area of the metal. The increased surface area speeds the catalytic reaction that breaks down ammonia to extract hydrogen.
Popular Mechanics September 15, 2008 Daniel Krach	Living With Hydrogen, Gas Prices Become Incentive for Progress Getting to a future of hydrogen-electric hybrids that will wean us from gasoline for good will require more battery and fuel cell research and convincing Americans that $4/gallon gas can be a good thing.
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.
Chemistry World February 11, 2011 Philippa Ross	Breakthrough for bacterial hydrogen production Scientists in China have developed a device that can produce hydrogen from organic materials using bacteria at temperatures below 25 degrees Celsius.
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.
Industrial Physicist	Letters Letters to the editor about past articles: Time-Resolved Spectroscopy Comes of Age... Bottling the Hydrogen Genie...
The Motley Fool September 27, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Big Oil Doesn't Hate Hydrogen Oil companies can be nasty, sure, but alternative-energy fans have exaggerated their faults. Ignore the hype, investigate the technology, and invest accordingly.
Chemistry World April 10, 2012 Andy Extance	Microfluidic Fuel Cell Powers Forward Researchers have challenged prevailing fuel cell wisdom by throwing out three standard characteristics of today's mainstream systems to drive down their cost.
The Motley Fool June 17, 2005 Rich Smith	Toyota's Hydrogen Prediction The automaker's not promising pie in the sky -- it's talking hard numbers. The only question remaining, it seems, is whether any of the world's fuel cell researchers will remain solvent long enough to see their Hydrogen Dream become a reality.
BusinessWeek October 6, 2003 Irene M. Kunii	Japan: Fuel-Cell Nation NEC, Toshiba, and Sony are developing ever-smaller cells to replace batteries.
Popular Mechanics November 2006 Wise & Hutchinson	The Truth About Hydrogen Can the simplest element in the universe really power our homes, fuel our cars and reduce our contribution to global warming? PM crunches the numbers on the real hydrogen economy.