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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.
IndustryWeek February 1, 2007 David Blanchard	Fuel Cells In The Warehouse Fuel cell technology offers cleaner operations, lower maintenance costs and shorter fueling times.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2009 John Teresko	Lift Truck Progress: Cleaner, Greener, Smarter Design trends boost lift truck efficiency in terms of productivity, emission control, and durability.
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.
IndustryWeek October 1, 2005 John Teresko	Toyota's Hybrids -- Lift Trucks, Too? Use lift trucks? Better start thinking about hybrids, fuel cells and updating your automated-guided vehicles (AGV) strategies.
IEEE Spectrum July 2006 Prachi Patel-Predd	Traveling Light On a three-day mission, a Special Forces soldier might lug along 12 kilograms of batteries. But now the military is developing micro fuel cells that could weigh half as much as batteries, and could be recharged -- or rather refilled.
IndustryWeek July 1, 2005 John Teresko	Banish The Battery Room Rapid-charging technology is replacing battery rooms for lift trucks with decentralized intelligent charging systems.
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 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.
Food Engineering May 1, 2009 Kevin T. Higgins	Tech Update: Not Your Daddy's Lift Truck From new-age power packs to advanced data-acquisition packages, technology is reshaping the workhorses of material handling.
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.
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.
IndustryWeek March 16, 2011	Five Things You Need to Know About Material Handling Five tips for companies seeking to better leverage their supply chains through a well-considered material handling strategy.
IndustryWeek July 1, 2007 John Teresko	Toyota's Fuel Cell Prototype Toyota has another hybrid - a fuel cell/battery hybrid from Toyota Material Handling U.S.A. First displayed at the 2007 ProMat show in Chicago, the prototype hybrid uses a battery to handle the peaks while the fuel cell carries the continuous base load.
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.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2006 John Teresko	Hybrids, Electrics: Nano Power? Nanotechnology boosts the operating characteristics of lithium-ion batteries.
PC Magazine May 1, 2009 Sascha Segan	Upgrade Your Phone's Battery If you've had your phone for more than a year, you'll be surprised at how much a new battery can liven it up.
IndustryWeek April 1, 2008 John Teresko	Designing the Smart Truck Today's lift trucks reveal a broader, richer design focus. The goal is an expanded operating capability that can make a productivity difference.
IndustryWeek April 1, 2007 Jill Jusko	Ready For Prime Time Fuel cells remain a work in progress, but products are available for purchase now.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2004 John Teresko	Fuel Cell Hybrid Scoots To Market Parker Hannifin helps Vectrix bet on a hybrid fuel cell/electric scooter. Introduction date: 2006.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2007 John McHale	Boeing Prepares Fuel-Cell-Powered Airplane for Ground and Flight Testing Boeing researchers and industry partners plan to flight test a piloted airplane this year powered only by a fuel cell and lightweight batteries in an effort to develop clean technologies for aerospace applications.
IndustryWeek June 17, 2009 John Teresko	Toyota's Newest Hybrid Sales of the diesel hybrid lift truck are scheduled to begin in December, in Japan.
IndustryWeek May 1, 2004 John Teresko	Lift Trucks -- The New Decisions AC drives are rapidly overtaking DC technology in lift truck production as users seek the lower cost of operation from the inherently simpler AC drive approach.
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.
IndustryWeek September 1, 2008 Jill Jusko	Fuel Cell Industry Gains Traction Opportunity grows with increased desire for energy efficiency and awareness of climate change.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Chemistry World September 25, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Alkaline flow battery charges up renewable energy storage Scientists in the US have developed an alkaline flow battery that they hope will help to tackle the tricky problem of storing energy from renewable power sources such as wind and solar.
Popular Mechanics January 7, 2010 Basem Wasef	Mercedes-Benz B-Class Fuel Cell Test Drive Mercedes-Benz remains bullish on hydrogen as our future fuel.
Food Engineering June 4, 2007 Kevin T. Higgins	Fast-charged material handling Glen A. Lewis, former director of energy and indirect procurement for Del Monte Foods, tells how fast-charge battery technology enhanced the company's competitive position, while improving enterprise energy management and asset management.
IEEE Spectrum August 2006 Willie Jones	Hydrogen on Track While much attention has been focused on fuel-cell-powered passenger cars, a little-noticed but promising development has been taking place in rail transportation and heavy industry, where experiments with hydrogen-fuel-cell propulsion are well under way.
IEEE Spectrum August 2008 William Sweet	A Connecticut Fuel Cell In South Korea's Grid Breakthrough contracts revive hydrogen hopes in electric power
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.
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.
Popular Mechanics November 4, 2009 Erik Sofge	Why the Hydrogen Feud Needs to End: Analysis Perhaps it's a sign of progress that the federal government is skirmishing not over whether to pursue alternative fuels, but over how many such technologies are worth investing in. Still, the hydrogen debate is not a healthy one.
BusinessWeek September 22, 2009 Jack Ewing	Hydrogen Cars Are Still Headed for the Highway Advances in fuel-cell technology and a commitment from the German government to build a fueling network mean automakers haven't given up on hydrogen.
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.
Fast Company October 2004 Alison Overholt	The Battery Bust A laptop that runs forever on a single quick charge? Not anytime soon. Here are some tips for making the current crop of batteries keep going and going and going....
Chemistry World February 23, 2012 Russell Johnson	Powering up fuel cells A hydrogen fuel cell that uses carbon nanotubes to increase the amount of electrocatalyst attached to electrodes has been designed by UK scientists.
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.
Chemistry World November 17, 2011 Ross McLaren	Giving Fuel Cells a Vitamin Boost Vitamin B12 could replace platinum catalysts in fuel cells as a cheaper alternative.
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, 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.
The Motley Fool February 18, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Does Ballard Have Any Juice Left? The fuel cell innovator seems to be wallowing under high costs and development delays.
IEEE Spectrum November 2007 John Voelcker	LA Auto Show: Attack of the 3-Ton Hybrids Automakers show off hybrids, hydrogen fuel-cell concepts, and their thriftiest vehicles at the "green auto show."
Metropolis April 2007 Michael Silverberg	Deconstructions: Ford Airstream Concept Vehicle A hydrogen-electric prototype out of Detroit brings fuel cells closer to the U.S. auto industry.