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Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedMotorola scientists demonstrate fuel cell component prototype.
RCR Wireless News, October, 2000
TEMPE, Ariz.--Scientists working for Motorola Inc. demonstrated a prototype of a ceramic-based microfluidic fuel delivery system for a miniature direct methanol fuel cell that may one day replace the traditional batteries used in portable devices such as cellular phones, laptop computers, portable cameras and electronic games.
The prototype cell uses a reservoir of methanol that, when combined with me oxygen in the air, produces electricity at room temperature. Motorola said its initial strategy is to develop a hybrid energy source, which combines a miniature fuel cell with a rechargeable battery for peak power demands. While research work is expected to continue for a few more years before being brought to market, Motorola said the ceramic...
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