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Laptop Fuel Cells Approved For Air Carriage

Posted by timothy on from the how-much-will-refills-cost dept.

gilgsn writes "According to reports in BusinessWeek, the US Department of Transportation has ruled that a new fuel cell developed by US company Polyfuel can be taken on airplanes. The announcement clears the way for the commercialisation of fuel cells as an alternative to batteries in notebook computers. The use of direct methanol fuel cells on aeroplanes has been questioned as they contain methanol, which is flammable. According to Jim Balcom, Polyfuel's CEO, the US DOT said that a fuel cell designed by his company could be taken into aircraft cabins when it goes on sale because it contains a relatively low concentration of methanol. Fuel cells are viewed as a promising power source in notebook comptuers as they are instantly refuellable (using fuel cartridges) and will power laptops two to three times longer than standard batteries. Full Story." This will be more exciting news when the fuel cells are actually available.

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  1. Taco is gay by BigFatGayTroll · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    he fucks CowboyNeal's ass all day long!

    1. Re:Taco is gay by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      How dare you bring taco in? For all we know you are nothing but an unimployed big fat loser, that does'nt wat to keep his mouth shot...if you were in india by now you would have been castrated by now

  2. MOD THE FUCKTARD DOWN! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    you listen to me, you are one motherfucking stupid piece of shit! why don't you go see if you can learn something before you shoot your mouth off about crap you know nothing about you goddamn retard!

  3. Re:Sounds cool, but not for my laptop. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    Hmm, obviously you were quoting a hypothetical family situation because such a conversation would go quite a bit differently if it involved you and yours. Let's examine it, shall we?

    "Hey honey, do you have your...oh, wait - I'm all alone. My wife left me for a picture of some guy's balls and I could never produce any kids, what with the weak ass shit in my scrotum. Oh well, at least I've got this huge black anal vibrator to sit on while I drive to the local fag club. Of course, once I get to the fag club, I'll strike out badly because even though I'm a raging homosexual, I'm still a pathetic fucking loser and not even fags will put up with me." -SEWilco

    You are a shit-baby you fucking jackass.