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Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2006 Courtney E. Howard |
Army Funds Development of UltraCell Micro Fuel Cell System Army researchers have awarded a contract to UltraCell Corp. to help further the development of portable power options for soldiers.  |
CIO January 1, 2003 Susannah Patton |
Bye-Bye Batteries Imagine chatting on your cell phone for months at a time without recharging it. Or taking a laptop on a weeklong business trip without a battery or power cord. That's the goal of scientists around the world working to perfect tiny fuel cells using microtechnology engineering.  |
National Defense April 2007 Stew Magnuson |
Soldier Devices Create Voracious Demand for Better Batteries Batteries may be in limited supply on the battlefield if the latest electronic gear for soldiers doesn't see improvements in power technology.  |
National Defense June 2006 Robert H. Williams |
Army Scrutinizes Novel Micro Fuel Cell UltraCell Corporation's methanol powered micro fuel cell XX25 provides wireless, portable power in extreme environmental conditions. The Army is looking into the cell that can power a laptop computer for up to two days.  |
National Defense February 2004 Geoff S. Fein |
Military Fuel-Cell Programs Not Yet Ready for Prime Time While the commercial industry is taking significant steps forward in the adoption of fuel cell technology, military researchers are taking a wait-and-see approach, expressing concern that fuel cells so far have not proven they can work in combat environments.  |
InternetNews May 18, 2006 Tim Scannell |
Samsung Pact Fuels Battery Development MTI Micro Fuel Cells has made a pact with Samsung Electronics to develop micro fuel cells for mobile systems.  |
PC World November 5, 2002 Charles Bermant |
Next-Gen Batteries May Get Constant Charge Start-up explores fuel cell technology to boost life -- or capabilities -- of mobile devices.  |
National Defense August 2009 Stew Magnuson |
Recovery Act to Inject More Funds Into Military Fuel Cell Research The Obama administration announced plans to spend $20 million of Recovery Act funding on military fuel cell technology. The Defense Department's director of defense research and engineering office will be spearheading these efforts.  |
National Defense September 2006 Stew Magnuson |
Army Explores Alternative Ways to Add Power on Battlefields Several military laboratories are looking into fuel cell technology to give soldiers the extra juice they need to operate equipment loaded onto humvees and other vehicles.  |
National Defense June 2005 Robert H. Williams |
No Need for Heavy Batteries A just-developed fuel cell that is powered by chemical hydride cartridges will allow soldiers to dispense with batteries weighing more than 29 pounds.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2006 Courtney E. Howard |
Fueling the Future The U.S. Army is tapping various electric and electronic power-supply technologies for next-generation Future Combat Systems soldiers and vehicles.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009 Courtney E. Howard |
Electrifying Advancements Warfighters, first responders, and astronauts all rely on an ever-increasing amount of electronics to get their jobs done. These electronic devices, no matter how novel, require adequate, reliable, and long-lasting electric power.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2007 Courtney E. Howard |
Power Trip Sophisticated electronics drive the need for plentiful power on the battlefield.  |
IndustryWeek April 1, 2007 Jill Jusko |
Micro Possibilities Power-hungry portable devices fuel the drive to develop micro fuel cell technology.  |
National Defense May 2011 Sandra I. Erwin |
Army, Marines Face Uphill Battle To Lighten Troops' Battery Load Troops deploy with more electronic gear than ever: Flashlights, radios, GPS receivers, computers, cameras, mp3 players, small robots, all of which have to be constantly charged.  |
Technology Research News December 31, 2003 |
Micro fuel cell runs cool Researchers have made a tiny methane fuel cell that works at 60 degrees Celsius. They have also shown that the fuel cell can use high concentration methanol to increase its operating time.  |
Technology Research News December 17, 2003 |
Solid fuel cell works in heat California Institute of Technology researchers have built a type of fuel cell that uses a solid acid electrolyte and either hydrogen or methanol as fuel. It could eventually be used to power cars.  |
National Defense October 2015 Jon Harper |
The Army Wants to Power Up Dismounted Soldiers As the demand for power for dismounted troops grows, U.S. military researchers and industry are looking for cutting edge technologies to both supply energy and lighten soldiers' loads.  |
Chemistry World March 2006 Joe McEntee |
Fuel Cells Head for Mass Market At the end of the day, wide-scale commercialization is a numbers game and developers will prosper or perish based on how they fare against metrics such as durability, reliability, cost and, most brutal of all, profitability. It's time to start delivering.  |
National Defense July 2007 Breanne Wagner |
Army Eyes Next Generation Power Sources The Army is investigating potential applications of high energy batteries and Stirling engines.  |
IndustryWeek January 1, 2009 John Teresko |
Crown's Fuel Cell Direction A two-or three-shift operation with a large number of lift trucks is the ideal circumstance for using fuel cells.  |
National Defense November 2005 Robert H. Williams |
Power to Spare Found in Paperback-Size Package A just-developed compact fuel cell that is based on a highly concentrated methanol solution delivers 25 watts of continuous power to soldiers on the move.  |
Chemistry World October 2011 |
Fuelling the Future Fuel cell vehicles have taken a back seat to battery and hybrid power in recent years. But hydrogen still holds promise in the long term.  |
IEEE Spectrum January 2008 Philip E. Ross |
Loser: Another Fuel-Cell Charger Flunks Fuel cells look great on paper, but who wants to run a laptop off one? Miniature solid-oxide fuel cells may find niche applications, but few people will use them anytime soon.  |
IndustryWeek April 1, 2003 Traci Purdum |
Our Fuel-Cell Future After more than 50 years of mostly government-backed research, pioneering companies will bring fuel cells to the masses -- once they hurdle a few obstacles.  |
IndustryWeek January 1, 2009 John Teresko |
The Fuel Cell Future The hot topic of the Industrial Truck Association is the setting of standards for a fuel cell future.  |
Technology Research News May 18, 2005 |
Catalyst Boosts Gasoline Fuel Cells Researchers have come up with a catalyst layer that can be put over a conventional anode to reform the fuel within the fuel cell. This allows hydrocarbons like gasoline to be used directly in fuel cells.  |
IndustryWeek April 1, 2007 Jill Jusko |
Ready For Prime Time Fuel cells remain a work in progress, but products are available for purchase now.  |
PC Magazine April 4, 2008 Frank Washburn |
Charging Into the Future Researchers are upgrading lithium ion and green-alternative batteries for increasingly power-hungry mobile devices.  |
National Defense June 2012 Dan Parsons |
Effort to Reduce Battery Weight May Soon Hit Brick Wall Industry and military scientists continue the search for lighter and more efficient batteries, with a renewed focus on reducing loads carried by soldiers that affect their mobility and health.  |
National Defense February 2007 David Axe |
Army Seeks Light, Efficient Batteries to Meet Insatiable Energy Demand In an Army that heavily depends on battery-operated devices to do its job, the complaints are well documented: Batteries are too heavy, too bulky and not very user-friendly.  |
National Defense August 2012 Dan Parsons |
Power Supply A Consistent Challenge As Troops Use More Gadgets U.S. troops have a technological advantage over most enemies. But each new gadget they wield comes with a need for power and, at-times, with a hidden logistical tail.  |
IndustryWeek September 1, 2008 Jill Jusko |
Fuel Cell Industry Gains Traction Opportunity grows with increased desire for energy efficiency and awareness of climate change.  |
IndustryWeek July 1, 2008 John Teresko |
A New Material Benefits Fuel Cells MIT boosts power output more than 50% with a lower-cost material.  |
Technology Research News December 29, 2004 |
Alcohol Fuel Cell Goes Micro Researchers, who earlier this year developed a fuel cell using enzymes to generate electricity from ethanol, have built a microchip-based version of the device.  |
IndustryWeek December 1, 2005 Traci Purdum |
Technologies Of The Year -- Harvesting Hydrogen Engineers at Purdue University have developed a new way of producing hydrogen for fuel cells that automatically recharge.  |
Technology Research News July 27, 2005 |
Micro fuel cell packs power Researchers have built a propane-driven fuel cell that's not much bigger than a watch battery, but lasts much longer.  |
National Defense August 2008 Grace V. Jean |
Hydrogen Fuel Cells to Power Homes, Vehicles in Japan Next year, companies including Panasonic, Toshiba and Toyota will begin selling residential fuel cell systems across the nation, says Hisashi Yano, director of the Japan Hydrogen Fuel Cell demonstration park.  |
IndustryWeek April 1, 2008 John Teresko |
The Fuel Cell Race Lift trucks have pulled ahead of cars in the race to adopt fuel cell technology.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2007 C.E. Howard |
U.S. Army Releases First Fuel-Cell Safety Assessment Report for Ultracell XX25 The U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development, and Engineering Center's Army Power Division has approved a limited Safety Assessment Report for the XX25 reformed methanol fuel-cell system from UltraCell Corp.  |
The Motley Fool June 22, 2004 W.D. Crotty |
Fuel Cells for the Masses? Tired of battery chargers for cell phones, personal digital assistants, and your laptop computer? Tired of fuel cell hype? Well, Mechanical Technology has a micro-fuel cell making its way to the great consumer mass market.  |
National Defense October 2013 Dan Parsons |
Army's Battlefield Network Requires New Thinking on Soldier Power The Army is interested in fielding novel technologies that accomplish more than simply removing pounds from a soldier's load, said Steve Mapes, product lead for soldier power at Program Executive Office Soldier.  |
National Defense September 2006 Grace Jean |
Fuel Cell Technology Positioned as Viable Alternative to Generators Developers of fuel cell technologies are confident that they can answer the call for "more power on the battlefield."  |
IndustryWeek July 1, 2007 John Teresko |
The Hydrogen Economy: Lift Trucks First? Manufacturers of fuel cell-powered lift trucks are giving the technology a test drive.  |
Technology Research News July 30, 2003 |
Munching microbes feed fuel cell Researchers from the Ernst Moritz Arndt University in Germany have found a way to harvest the energy needed to power a fuel cell from chemical reactions that occur when E. coli bacteria consume sugar.  |
Chemistry World February 1, 2011 Simon Hadlington |
Binning battery recycling Recycling has now become part of our everyday lives, with almost all households in the UK required to separate paper, plastic and glass for collection. However, one class of household product was for many years neglected: batteries.  |
Food Engineering October 29, 2008 |
Fuel cell decreases plant's external energy requirements The 1.2 megawatt fuel cell power plant is now the biggest power source for the Pepperidge Farm in Bloomfield, CT, which is now also the largest single commercial fuel cell power plant in the US.  |
The Motley Fool December 14, 2004 W.D. Crotty |
An Uncertain FuelCell Future FuelCell Energy reports a better-than-expected quarterly loss.  |
PC World April 2006 Christopher Null |
Battery Boosters Sick of running out of juice at the worst possible moment? Here's how to squeeze every last drop out of your cell phone, laptop, PDA, or digital camera battery and charge it up quickly and conveniently.  |
Chemistry World April 10, 2012 Andy Extance |
Microfluidic Fuel Cell Powers Forward Researchers have challenged prevailing fuel cell wisdom by throwing out three standard characteristics of today's mainstream systems to drive down their cost.  |