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Fuel Cells for Laptop Computers

Posted by Hemos on from the interesting-ideas dept.

ArbiterOne writes "An article in PC World states that the company MTI Micro Fuel Cells plans to demonstrate a new technology this week that could pave the way for better power technology for laptop and palmtop computers. The article claims that this new technology could provide a battery life 2.5 times greater than that of a lithium-ion battery. Could this be the solution to the problem of short battery life in high-end notebooks?"

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  1. Humidity by mratitude · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Since the hydrogen fuel cell biggest selling point is that the "exhaust" is largely nothing more than water vapor...

    ... won't the added humidity to the environment cause unintended climate effects, such as ruined $40 hairdo's and what about an added "rust factor" to externality calculations?

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