Tokyo Friendfinder
Friday, May 09, 2008
Buckyballs power tiny fuel-cell powerhouse
07:00 PM 
J Mark Lytle •
Exotic molecules like carbon buckyballs may soon become part of our everyday lives if the latest prototype fuel cell from Sony ever makes it to the stores.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Smaller hydrogen pumps mean more fuel-cell cars
Alternative fuel is all very well, but it’s pretty damn hopeless, regardless of good intentions, when all you can get on Main Street is regular gasoline by the liter.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Water-powered phones coming in three years?
After a lot of recent news about methanol-powered fuel cells and speculation over when they might actually become available, a Korean firm has surprised everyone by producing a device that runs on water.
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Toyota's hydrogen car covers new ground — 550 miles of it
Toyota Japan has word of a major breakthrough for one of its hydrogen-powered research cars that is sure to get plenty of column inches there.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Sony Bio Battery powers gadgets on grape juice and sports drinks
Sony Japan has just posted a short video and press release detailing its latest fuel cell - a device that uses not ethanol or methanol this time, but glucose extracted from grape juice and sports drinks.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Normal-size phones set for fuel cells and touchscreens
The Wireless Japan exhibition near Tokyo this week has seen plenty of demonstrations of existing and future technologies, but there’s one that we’re still not sure how to categorize – fuel cells.
Page 1 of 1 pages