MTI Micro Fuel Cells and Toshiba.

• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 291, Nº. 6, 2004, págs. 55-55
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Focuses on the introduction of commercial micro fuel-cell power units by MTI Micro Fuel Cells and Toshiba. By the end of this year, both MTI Micro Fuel Cells and Toshiba will bring to market micro fuel cells, a new class of miniaturized power supply for portable electronic devices. Unlike a traditional electrochemical battery that generates electricity from an internal chemical reaction, a fuel cell produces juice by decomposing a fuel-in this case, methanol, a kind of alcohol. The micro fuel cell from MTI Micro will provide electricity for a handheld radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag reader for use in stores and warehouses.