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Sony Develops Buckyball Fuel Cell

Posted by Zonk on from the used-to-make-ringworlds-too dept.

Jonny Marx wrote to mention a post over at Digital World Tokyo detailing Sony's latest fuel cell technology, which uses Fullerenes (Buckyballs) to achieve a lot of power in a little space. From the article: "... The technology looks like a significant step in the right direction toward the development of DMFCs powerful enough to supplement or replace lithium batteries for handheld gadgets. Methanol leakage and power output have been the devilish details that have stopped DMFCs becoming widespread, along with regulations that are still being hammered out to allow methanol to be carried aboard passenger aircraft, and a methanol fuel infrastructure, i.e. being able to pick up refills at Japan's ubiquitous konbini (convenience stores) for example."

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  1. Trixy! by mister_llah · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wait a second! You tricksters!

    That's not fuel! That's a fruit roll up!

    [if you don't get it, at least LOAD the article]

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    1. Re:Trixy! by Concerned+Onlooker · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yes, and it's DRMed with a fruitkit.

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  2. So... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    This week we like Sony?

  3. I'd buy when it becomes available... by trudyscousin · · Score: 5, Interesting

    ...but I've decided to cut my nose off to spite my face by boycotting Sony because of Sony BMG's recent DRM-o-rama.

    Seriously, this is the Sony I once knew and loved, when it did things like this all the time. Maybe those of us boycotting the entire company because of last month's debacle should adjust things a bit?

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