On the move at last?

This article discusses the development of portable fuel cells for powering portable electronic devices. Medis Technologies, a small firm based in New York, has begun marketing Power Pack portable fuel cells. These fuel cells generate electricity by combining oxygen from the air with an internal fuel...

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Publicado en:Economist Vol. 379; no. 8481; pp. 3 - 5
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Economist Newspaper Limited 6/10/2006
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Sumario:This article discusses the development of portable fuel cells for powering portable electronic devices. Medis Technologies, a small firm based in New York, has begun marketing Power Pack portable fuel cells. These fuel cells generate electricity by combining oxygen from the air with an internal fuel. They can be plugged into a hand-held device, such as a mobile phone, music player or portable games console to power or recharge it.