A German company has introduced a "wearable" fuel cell that uses direct methanol fuel cell technology, doing away with the weighty mechanical components usually associated with generation of ...

MTI Micro has unveiled prototype DMFCs (Direct Methanol Fuel Cells) that can keep portable electronics products running for longer than conventional batteries and make recharging much easier. The fuel ...

DES PLAINES, Ill., Sept. 10, 2003 — Gas Technology Institute (GTI), in a cooperative program with the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), reports that a new membrane developed by GTI for proton exchange ...

Replacing traditional fossil fuels with clean, renewable energy sources is expected to solve environmental issues and alleviate the energy crisis. As a novel energy conversion device, fuel cells are ...

Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, the research and development arm of South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., has successfully developed a direct methanol fuel cell Direct methanol fuel ...

After years of prototypes and promises that the technology was just around the corner, Toshiba has become the first major consumer electronics maker to launch a device using direct methanol fuel cell ...

Toshiba has developed a prototype direct methanol fuel cell, or DMFC, that it says will end the need for rechargeable batteries on portable PCs. The new fuel cell has an average output of 12 watts and ...

Toshiba next week plans to exhibit a fuel cell prototype that it said has the potential to replace environmentally taxing, rechargeable batteries with clean-energy technology. The Japanese electronics ...