Researcher touts "practical fuel cells" for portable electronics

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jimmyfinch @ Aug 27th 2007 7:37PM

I don't want to play the skeptic....

Safety: Methanol is poisonous and burns (like other alcohols) with an invisible flame.

Feasibility: To liberate the Hydrogen passively, Methanol must oxidize a metal, such as aluminum.
This produces a methoxide salt, hydrogen, and A LOT of heat. I cannot imagine this reaction being carefully controlled on a small, mobile scale.

You think we will have battery explosion and fire problems now?

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ethana2 @ Aug 27th 2007 7:43PM

=========fwwoooooshhhh=======
"Dude, your laptop is on fire!!!"
"No, it's supposed to do that. Here, let me put the exhaust manifold back on..."

What we need is these /and/ batteries. Although I must admit, I'd rather have a hand crank and a battery.

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