Remember the MiniPAK portable fuel cell that’s capable of recharging common electronic devices? The device, which converts hydrogen stored in a metal hydride solution with oxygen in the air to create electricity, provides four AA batteries worth of electrical power on each refill of its removable HydroSTIK. The only problem is that users of the [...]
I have no idea if fuel cells are going to be the alternative energy source of the future, but if technology like the Bloom Box and products like the MiniPak from Horizon Fuel Cell start to permeate society, they’ll definitely be a strong contender. The MiniPak is a pocketable power source that generates up [...]
While the means to alternatively power cars seems to be converging towards “plug-in” battery powered electrics, Mercedes recently announced that it is bucking the trend by continuing on a production path for its B-Class F-CELL hydrogen fuel cell powered electric car. The B-Class, when it goes into small scale production in 2010, will have a [...]
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