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Desktop hydrogen generator turns tap water into gadget power

Friday, January 7, 2011 - 5:55pm

Why haven't hydrogen fuel cells caught on yet? I'll tell you why: you can't suck hydrogen refills out of your outlets. Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies solves this problem with a desktop generator that uses electricity to create hydrogen from water.

Give your gadgets a sugar rush with a glucose powered fuel cell

Michael Trei

Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 11:40am

A new type of fuel cell points to a future where gadgets could be powered by the same fuel as 10 year old kids - sugar!

Bloom Box could be the magical fuel cell that saves the world (UPDATE: Maybe not)

Monday, February 22, 2010 - 9:18am

Five to ten years from now, you could have a $3000 fuel cell power generator the size of a clock radio in your basement, turning natural gas into electrical power at twice the efficiency possible today. That's the promise of...

Samsung fuel cell battery to hit battlefields next year

Thursday, April 9, 2009 - 11:46am

Samsung's been toying around with fuel cell batteries for about three years, but now it means business. Rolling out first to the military, this ethanol-powered fuel cell is set to power military paraphernalia next year. But it's not going to...

BMW Snug, the living room with wheels

Kevin Hall

Monday, March 23, 2009 - 1:02pm

With the BMW Snug, Hungarian designer David Raffai has created what he considers a social space with wheels. On the inside, staggered seating gives the car's interior a more open feel, much like you'd enjoy in a living room. On...

Sony demos innovative fuel cell charger and speaker prototypes

Wednesday, February 25, 2009 - 9:09am

Fuel cells are alive and well at Sony, evidenced by the kooky prototypes the shrinking Japanese giant rolled out today at the Fuel Cell Expo 2009 in Tokyo. What you see here are a couple of fuel cell-powered speakers and...

World's smallest fuel cell coming to a gadget near you?

Thursday, January 22, 2009 - 7:53am

Engineers at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have built the world's smallest working fuel cell, at 9 cubic millimeters — 3mm, or 1/8th of an inch, per side — and it could mean fewer batteries for you to buy and...

HMX fuel cell bicycle looks like a rocket bike, but for the lazy rich

Sunday, January 11, 2009 - 8:00am

In an effort to bring their hydrogen fuel cell expertise to small electric vehicles, Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies' HMX — that stands for Hydrogen Mobility X-Tender — has finally made the moped cool. At a top speed of 15...

myFC Excess Charger powers handheld devices with micro fuel cell tech

Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 9:07am

The Swedish company myFC (My Fuel Cell) wants to free you up from power cables with advanced fuel cell technology. Its latest prototype is a charger that uses a compact, flat alternative to the usual fuel cell stack —...

Major discovery could someday use solar energy to turn water into hydrogen

Friday, August 1, 2008 - 8:22am

Isn't science wonderful? The day after I bashed fuel cell tech for being impractical, MIT scientists break the news of a major discovery that might change everything. In what’s being called a “revolutionary leap,” MIT chemistry professor Daniel Nocera...

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Desktop hydrogen generator turns tap water into gadget power

Give your gadgets a sugar rush with a glucose powered fuel cell

Bloom Box could be the magical fuel cell that saves the world (UPDATE: Maybe not)

Samsung fuel cell battery to hit battlefields next year

BMW Snug, the living room with wheels

Sony demos innovative fuel cell charger and speaker prototypes

World's smallest fuel cell coming to a gadget near you?

HMX fuel cell bicycle looks like a rocket bike, but for the lazy rich

myFC Excess Charger powers handheld devices with micro fuel cell tech

Major discovery could someday use solar energy to turn water into hydrogen

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