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Laptop Methanol Fuel Cells Promised This Week

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the wait-till-they're-in-vending-machines dept.

securitas writes: "Wired tells us that Germany's Smart Fuel Cell is about to ship the first methanol based fuel cells for laptops and other electronic devices. The company says a 120 milliliter fuel cell can power a 15W notebook for 10 hours, and you can refill it without shutting down."

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  1. Flamable? by Max+von+H. · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I wonder if they'll allow them on planes. Not that a few milliliters of methanol seem dangerous compared to the dozens of tons of kerozene you sit on... But it'd sure be nice to be able to play Quake on those long-haul flights!

    /max

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