Battery technology is reaching its performance limit and may not be able to cope with the next generation of power hungry cell phones, laptops, digital cameras, camrecorders, PDAs and military ...

Micro fuel cells have made tremendous strides in the past few years. New materials and fuel-delivery mechanisms have enabled energy density surpassing Jonathan W. Kimball, Vice President of ...

Intended to provide a completely independent power source for troop electronics in the field, the XX25 micro fuel cell prototype from UltraCell (Livermore, CA) uses a novel reformed methanol ...

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Cell phones free from nightly recharges. Laptop computers that run and run without needing an outlet. Pocket TVs with enough power to show a Ken Burns documentary. Portable gadgets are ...

Devices to Tap New Wave of Low-Power Energy Sources DALLAS, March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) (TI) introduced today the industry's lowest input voltage DC/DC boost ...

Whether you’re talking on a cell phone, listening to tunes on a media player or typing on a notebook, it’s a good bet that the device’s battery won’t last as long as you’d like. However, that will ...

Aquafairy is a small Osaka, Japan-based company that makes fuel cells for mobile devices. Fuel-cell technology is being increasingly targeted by electronics makers looking for alternatives to ...

Enabling solar-cell and micro-fuel-cell operation in portable electronics, the TPS61200 step-up converter supports voltages of 0.3 to 5.5 V during normal operation, and continues to manage power down ...

The components of a proton-exchange membrane fuel cell. Click to enlarge Undoubtedly while you carry out your day-to-day work around the radio station you use at least several rechargeable batteries.

Ongoing fuel cell research may provide an alterative energy/power source for vehicles in a decade or so. However, 2005 should be a pivotal year for micro fuel cells as an alternate energy source for ...

Japanese mobile network operator NTT DoCoMo announced on Thursday that it has developed a prototype micro fuel cell that will recharge a third-generation mobile phone. The device, manufactured by ...

Whether you’re talking on a cell phone, listening to tunes on a media player or typing on a notebook, it’s a good bet that the device’s battery won’t last as long as you’d like. However, that will ...