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Articles tagged with: Methanol
Toshiba Launches Direct Methanol Fuel Cell for Mobile Phones
Toshiba has announced the launch of its first direct methanol fuel-cell product for mobile phones - the Dynario. The fuel-cell runs on mix of methanol and ambient oxygen, and the chemical reaction between the two in the fuel cell produces electricity. more
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New power source for portable electronic devices
..cal bond energy stores in fuels with high calorific values such as methanol. A fuel cell is capable of converting chemical energy from a fuel into electric energy. The simplest device, a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell uses the el more
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Semiconducting Nanotubes Produced in Quantity
.. of two alcohols -- ethanol and methanol -- combined with two other gases they also used previously -- argon and hydrogen. "We found that by using the right combination of the two alcohols with the argon and hydrogen we could grow exclusi more
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MIT creates new material for fuel cells
..urce in a contained system. The MIT team focused on direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs), in which the methanol is directly used as the fuel and reforming of alcohol down to hydrogen is not required. Such a fuel cell is attractive because the on more
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Get Ready for Water-Powered Cell Phones
..ere it reacts with oxygen in the air to generate power. Other fuel cells need methanol to produce hydrogen, while Samsung's needs only water. Since the micro-fuel cell can generate up to three watts of electricity, it could be used in mobile more
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Samsung Accepts Fuel Cell Deliveries
..ung in May 2006.MTI Micro is developing fuel cell prototypes based on its patented direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) technology known as Mobion. Together, the two companies are exploring ways to potentially power a series of Samsung's mobile phone and more
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DoCoMo Invests in Fuel Cell Firm
..the recharger less than one-fourth the size and more than twice as powerful as the methanol fuel cell prototype that DoCoMo unveiled on July 6, 2005." more
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..CoMo unveiled on July 6, 2005.The easily portable recharger can charge a handset several times, and the recharging time is approximately the same as an AC adapter.Demands for power consumption have risen with new 3G services and features. To meet the more
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Extended life from fuel cells for phones
Japan's DoCoMo and Fujitsu Laboratories have developed a new and improved prototype methanol fuel cell for 3G FOMA handsets. The new prototype enables eight hours of continuous talk time, three times the capacity of the existing prototype, while weighing the same, 190g. The new device is expected to greatly extend usage time once it goes into commercial production. more
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Nokia Drops Plans To Develop Fuel-Cell Battery Handsets
..howed off a bluetooth headset which was powered by a small amount of methanol at a Nokia conference in Helsinki. The fuel cell inside the headset combined the methanol with air to power the product. At that time, Ojanpera said the technology was "rea more
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