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A notebook that can run for 10 hours--or longer--before it needs rejuicing? That's the promise of a new battery technology called direct methanol fuel cells. A potential successor to the rechargeable and disposable batteries that power many of today's mobile digital devices, DMFCs generate power by mixing methanol with air and water.
One catch: Most companies are still figuring out how to maximize the power DMFCs provide. Inside the fuel cell, water and methanol must be separated from the catalyst by a membrane. The higher the ratio of methanol to water is, the more powerful the DMFC (and the smaller it becomes). Also undecided: whether to make the new DMFCs disposable or rechargeable.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,116358,00.asp
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Posted: 2004-06-04 19:10:09
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or maybe an ethanol-powered notebnook?
wait then my stuf would never have power!
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Posted: 2004-06-04 19:11:44
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There is nothing quite like a mouthful of pure ethanol to start off your day!
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Posted: 2004-06-07 15:49:06
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