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Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2007 Courtney E. Howard	Power Trip Sophisticated electronics drive the need for plentiful power on the battlefield.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2008 Courtney E. Howard	Power to the people Advanced electronics are increasingly finding their way onto today's digital battlefield. Companies that manufacture power electronics will continue to provide products that are lighter in weight and can power at a higher range.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2006 Courtney E. Howard	Fueling the Future The U.S. Army is tapping various electric and electronic power-supply technologies for next-generation Future Combat Systems soldiers and vehicles.
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.
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.
National Defense August 2012 Dan Parsons	Power Supply A Consistent Challenge As Troops Use More Gadgets U.S. troops have a technological advantage over most enemies. But each new gadget they wield comes with a need for power and, at-times, with a hidden logistical tail.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2006 Courtney E. Howard	Army Funds Development of UltraCell Micro Fuel Cell System Army researchers have awarded a contract to UltraCell Corp. to help further the development of portable power options for soldiers.
National Defense June 2012 Dan Parsons	Effort to Reduce Battery Weight May Soon Hit Brick Wall Industry and military scientists continue the search for lighter and more efficient batteries, with a renewed focus on reducing loads carried by soldiers that affect their mobility and health.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2010 Courtney E. Howard	A sea change in small electronics Advancements in microelectronics are helping to reduce the size, weight, cost, and carbon footprint of various military and aerospace electronics in land, sea, air, and space applications.
National Defense April 2007 Stew Magnuson	Soldier Devices Create Voracious Demand for Better Batteries Batteries may be in limited supply on the battlefield if the latest electronic gear for soldiers doesn't see improvements in power technology.
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.
National Defense May 2011 Sandra I. Erwin	Army, Marines Face Uphill Battle To Lighten Troops' Battery Load Troops deploy with more electronic gear than ever: Flashlights, radios, GPS receivers, computers, cameras, mp3 players, small robots, all of which have to be constantly charged.
National Defense February 2007 David Axe	Army Seeks Light, Efficient Batteries to Meet Insatiable Energy Demand In an Army that heavily depends on battery-operated devices to do its job, the complaints are well documented: Batteries are too heavy, too bulky and not very user-friendly.
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 October 2013 Dan Parsons	Army's Battlefield Network Requires New Thinking on Soldier Power The Army is interested in fielding novel technologies that accomplish more than simply removing pounds from a soldier's load, said Steve Mapes, product lead for soldier power at Program Executive Office Soldier.
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.
National Defense October 2015 Jon Harper	The Army Wants to Power Up Dismounted Soldiers As the demand for power for dismounted troops grows, U.S. military researchers and industry are looking for cutting edge technologies to both supply energy and lighten soldiers' loads.
National Defense May 2011 Grace V. Jean	Researchers Tackle Marines' Portable Power Challenges The Defense Department's research laboratories are spending millions of dollars to improve batteries and to develop new portable power technologies for dismounted troops.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2005 Ben Ames	Power electronics drive next-generation vehicles From electric-drive ships to hybrid Humvees, military vehicles that rely on electric motors will soon rely on advanced power electronics to handle huge voltages in their drive trains. Designers of military vehicles, in fact, see electric power as the next great frontier.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2007 John McHale	Boeing Prepares Fuel-Cell-Powered Airplane for Ground and Flight Testing Boeing researchers and industry partners plan to flight test a piloted airplane this year powered only by a fuel cell and lightweight batteries in an effort to develop clean technologies for aerospace applications.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2008 John Keller	Lithium Batteries Are Still the Choice to Power Manpack Military Gear Lithium batteries are small, lightweight, and efficient, but also important is it's ability to function properly in temperature extremes.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2007 C.E. Howard	U.S. Army Releases First Fuel-Cell Safety Assessment Report for Ultracell XX25 The U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development, and Engineering Center's Army Power Division has approved a limited Safety Assessment Report for the XX25 reformed methanol fuel-cell system from UltraCell Corp.
National Defense November 2015 Allyson Versprille	Alternative Power Sources Boost Small Drone Endurance The U.S. military is looking for ways to improve the endurance of small unmanned aerial systems using alternative power sources, said service and industry officials.
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.
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 March 2010	Lockheed Martin Selects Protonex to Enhance HULC Exoskeleton Power Supply Protonex will evaluate fuel cell-based power solutions that can be carried by the HULC, while at the same time powering the exoskeleton and the user's mission equipment during extended dismounted operations.
IndustryWeek April 1, 2007 Jill Jusko	Micro Possibilities Power-hungry portable devices fuel the drive to develop micro fuel cell technology.
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.
National Defense April 2013 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Researchers Tackle Troops' Physical, Cognitive Challenges In order for troops to fight to the best of their ability, experts say the military must lighten their backpacks, reduce "information overload" and improve their physical fitness.
Wired November 2006 John Hockenberry	Building a Better Battery They run out of juice - or burst into flames - at exactly the wrong time. Can't anyone make a decent battery?
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.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2006 John McHale	Patching in the warfighter Today's warfighters are all becoming cogs or nodes in one digitized network force -- as wearable computers patch them into the network.
Defense Update Issue 3, 2005	Power Sources for Hybrid Electric Drive (HED) Vehicles While the electrical and mechanical components of HED systems are reasonably mature, the main obstacle for full HED maturation with the military are the batteries.
National Defense November 2011 Beidel et al.	10 Technologies the U.S. Military Will Need For the Next War Examples are faster and quieter helicopters, advanced crowd-control weapons, lighter infantry equipment that doesn't overburden troops, ultra-light trucks and better battlefield communications.
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 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.
National Defense March 2012 Eric Beidel	Soldier Energy Needs Outpacing Technology, Policy The military over the past decade has been grappling with the issue of power and its effects on everything from the mundane -- like microwaves and coffee pots -- to the sustainment of troops on foot patrols.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2009	MicroSat Systems selects Saft's Li-ion technology for satellites The 18-satellite contract marks MicroSat Systems's largest single order for microsatellite batteries.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2008	Products Martek Power offers high-power, multichannel power modules... Aeroflex offers Battery Electronic Unit family of Li-Ion cell balancing products... Elmo offers board-mounted servo drive with 5 kilowatts continuous power... etc.
National Defense July 2007 Breanne Wagner	Army Eyes Next Generation Power Sources The Army is investigating potential applications of high energy batteries and Stirling engines.
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.
National Defense January 2004 Frank Colucci	Military Vehicles Could Benefit From Hybrid Electric Engines Hybrid trucks that blend electric motors with internal combustion engines promise fuel efficiency, as well as plentiful, stealthy sources of electrical power for battlefield sensors, weapons, and command and control systems.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2009 John Teresko	Crown's Fuel Cell Direction A two-or three-shift operation with a large number of lift trucks is the ideal circumstance for using fuel cells.
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.
National Defense May 2011 Doug Moorehead	The Merits of Lithium Ion Energy Storage On the Battlefield One of the most promising COTS technologies now available for use in military power systems is lithium-ion energy storage.
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....
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.
CIO January 15, 2002 John Edwards	Building a Better Battery The search for a better battery is getting a push from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA), which has given Yale University's engineering department $2.4 million to develop readily rechargeable microcombustion batteries...
IndustryWeek January 1, 2009 John Teresko	The Fuel Cell Future The hot topic of the Industrial Truck Association is the setting of standards for a fuel cell future.
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.