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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. Re:The nice thing about "normal" batteries... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Could this be the solution to the problem of short battery life in high-end notebooks?"

    Another often ignored fact is the waste product from fuel cells is also slightly radioactive.

    What do people want powering their laptops and mp3 players - a well proven electronic device with safe failure modes, or a hot, potentially lethal device that even when working well emits levels of radiation above background levels.

    I wonder

  2. Re:The nice thing about "normal" batteries... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    That is a pretty specatcular fire, but I am more interested in the naked woman on the ground in the fetal position