Fuel Cell

Ozone Concept Car is Wheely Eco-Friendly

Part giant Segway, part car, part Tron light-cycle, part whirling glass-walled deathtrap…think of it as you will, the Ozone is actually a pretty interesting concept vehicle designed by Ozkan Koral. Accessed by rotating doors within the wheels, the passenger cabin is actually inside the wheelbase. It’s powered by fuel cells driving twin electric motors and…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Jun 27

Methanol Fuel Cells to Power Military Laptops

Under military funding, a Califorinia company named Ultracell has developed a 25W methanol fuel cell system capable of running a rugged laptop for 8 hours at a time. Using 250cc canisters of methanol (about the weight of a can of Coke), the system can convert the methanol to hydrogen and the hydrogen to electricity. While…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jun 24

Genepax Unveils a Car That Runs on Water and Air

Running a car on water has been the holy grail for car manufacturers for some time now, but it appears that a Japanese company named Genepax may have pulled ahead of the competition with a prototype vehicle that runs entirely on water and air. Their new “Water Energy System (WES),” generates power by supplying water…

Tech News Sean Fallon Jun 13

Canon Patents Fuel Cells (For Cameras, Of Course)

A new patent application by Canon reveals that the company is interested in fuel cell technology for their cameras—or at least feel that they’ve developed an idea that no one else should use. Wired aptly compares the technology to inkjet printer cartridges, actually using multiple fuel cells to provide varying levels of current depending on…

Tech News Mark Wilson May 19

Giz Test Drive: Student-Built Challenge X Fuel-Cell Car in NYC

GM lugged 17 environmentally friendly cars to New York—fittingly, to Tavern on the Green. The rain-soaked occasion was a display of Challenge X contenders, nearly identical 2005 Chevy Equinoxes modded by teams from schools across the US and Canada to be environmentally friendly, fuel efficient and/or low in emissions. University of Waterloo’s hydrogen powered, zero-emissions,…

Tech News Benny Goldman May 16

Fuel Cell Vacuum: Eco-Friendly Cleaning That Your Chiropractor Will Love

Obviously, a fuel cell powered vacuum is not anything we will have in our homes in the near future—but that doesn’t mean designers are not thinking about the possibilities. This BacVac concept trades in the noisy electric motor and annoying cables for eco-friendly, cable-free, fuel cell, dirt-sucking power. Why they chose to sling the device…

Tech News Sean Fallon May 13

DOT Says Fuel Cells Can Fly; FAA Still Afraid They Might Fry

The US DOT has approved transportation of methanol fuel cell cartridges in your baggage and carry-on luggage, according to one fuel-cell maker. If you’re lucky enough to own a fuel-cell system, you’ll definitely be able to fly with it come October, when the ruling goes into effect. But this ruling only allows you to carry…

Tech News Wilson Rothman May 1

Hands On Batman Retrofuturetastic H2Go Fuel Cell-Powered RC Car

I always wanted an RC car that didn’t eat batteries like Tom Cruise devours babies there’s no tomorrow. Corgi’s H2Go is fuel-cell powered RC car that just needs water and light—a solar panel powers its hydrogen station, which karate chops water into oxygen and hydrogen. The station tank takes about 2 minutes to refill, and…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan Feb 17

HydroPak Fuel Cell to Debut at CES 2008

The Skinny: The HydroPak replaces batteries and generators with cartridges that can sit on the shelf for ages, activated with water for 12 hours of power. They’re quiet with zero emissions, and each $20 dry cartridge cranks out a lot more than any battery can—400 Watts through an AC outlet and two USB ports. The…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 3

Honda to Mass Produce Hydrogen Cars in 10 Years

While I desperately could use a new car (OK, it’s fine and I barely drive, but my ego could certainly use it), I have a hard time buying into any technology in the auto market. Gas prices are only getting worse (as we run out of the stuff) and hybrids are a bandage where we…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Dec 28

Bacteria Powered Cell Phones Could Be a Disgusting Reality

People in developing countries may lack luxuries like electricity, but what they lack in modern conveniences they more than make up for in bacteria. Fortunately, a team of students from MIT has put two and two together and developed a microbial fuel cell (MFC) that harnesses electrons released by bacteria feeding on sugars, starches and…

Tech News Sean Fallon Oct 4

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bike

It may look unassuming, but this bike by Shanghai Pearl Hydrogen Power Source Technology Co is pretty revolutionary. Behind the seat is a hydrogen fuel cell. So not only do you get a nice little motor to help propel you 15 mph for up to 60 miles when you’re sick of pedaling, but you can…

Tech News Blongo3 Sep 11

Samsung’s Latest DMFT Fuel Cell for Laptops Given an Airing

We wrote about this DMFT fuel cellback in December, when it was just a mere glint in Samsung’s eye. And here it is in its latest incarnation—looking a lot less clunky than it did eight months ago. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-fuel-cell-to-power-laptop-for-a-month-a-pop-224446 Although this version is not for public consumption, the day when we will have no excuse for…

Gadgets AddyDugdale Aug 13

2010 Olympics, Now WIth Hyrdrogen Buses

The 2010 Olympics in Vancouver will need a lot of transportation, so the B.C. government is assembling the largest collection of hydrogen fuel-cell buses on the planet. Twenty hydrogen buses will be in Whistler for coastal transport during the Olympic Games. Each bus costs about $2.1 million, or four times the price of the diesel…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Aug 5

Ford Aiming to Break the Fuel Cell Car Speed Record

This is the Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999, the fuel cell-powered car that Ford is hoping will break some records at Bonneville. The green speeding machine just might be able to smash the world land speed record for a production-based fuel cell-powered vehicle. Phew, I’d like to see how they fit that on the trophy. Ford…

Tech News AddyDugdale Jul 11

Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Not Selling Fuel Cell Chargers

Ignore that rumor about Microsoft making fuel cell rechargers for the Zune. The company’s just said they’re only ordering these things to give away at events such as CES, CTIA and AVN. What, you didn’t see Microsoft’s booth at AVN? It was pure debauchery. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-ordering-fuel-cell-rechargers-for-the-zune-252497 Microsoft Denies it Will Sell Fuel Cells [PC World]

Tech News Jason Chen Apr 18

Horizon’s Hydrocar: Toy Car Uses Next Gen Fuel Cells

Horizon’s Hydrocar, the follow up to their H-Racer fuel cell toy, uses a next generation polymer electrolyte membrace based fuel cell. The tech is characterized by operating at lower temperature and lower pressure, making it a safer tech if it were to be used in full sized cars. That’s good, because this little model only…

Gadgets Brian Lam Apr 16

Microsoft Ordering Fuel Cell Rechargers – For the Zune or the Zune Phone?

Although fuel cells aren’t yet at the point where they can fit easily into devices like the Zune, the iPod, or cellphones, they are small enough to be used as rechargers. This is why Medis Technologies has produced the first of its Microsoft-branded fuel cell rechargers, and should be up to a capacity of 1…

Tech News Jason Chen Apr 16

The $20 Disposable Fuel Cell for Gadgets

Hello, Brian here. More CTIA gems, back in the far left back corner of the show. Next to the hotdog stand. Yes. Here’s 24/7, what Medis is claiming is the first disposable gadget fuel cell. It’ll recharge a phone like a Treo with up to 20 hours of talk time. And it comes with a…

Tech News Brian Lam Mar 29

Samsung Fuel Cell to Power Laptop for a Month a Pop

Samsung has been making a lot of noise about fuel cells lately, developing a charger for cellphones it says will be available in 2009, and now rolling out a high-capacity battery for its Samsung Sense Q35 notebook. The company says the fuel cell will run that laptop for eight hours a day, five days a…

Gadgets Charlie White Dec 27

Ozone Concept Car is Wheely Eco-Friendly

Methanol Fuel Cells to Power Military Laptops

Genepax Unveils a Car That Runs on Water and Air

Canon Patents Fuel Cells (For Cameras, Of Course)

Giz Test Drive: Student-Built Challenge X Fuel-Cell Car in NYC

Fuel Cell Vacuum: Eco-Friendly Cleaning That Your Chiropractor Will Love

DOT Says Fuel Cells Can Fly; FAA Still Afraid They Might Fry

Hands On Batman Retrofuturetastic H2Go Fuel Cell-Powered RC Car

HydroPak Fuel Cell to Debut at CES 2008

Honda to Mass Produce Hydrogen Cars in 10 Years

Bacteria Powered Cell Phones Could Be a Disgusting Reality

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bike

Samsung’s Latest DMFT Fuel Cell for Laptops Given an Airing

2010 Olympics, Now WIth Hyrdrogen Buses

Ford Aiming to Break the Fuel Cell Car Speed Record

Rumor Smashed: Microsoft Not Selling Fuel Cell Chargers

Horizon’s Hydrocar: Toy Car Uses Next Gen Fuel Cells

Microsoft Ordering Fuel Cell Rechargers – For the Zune or the Zune Phone?

The $20 Disposable Fuel Cell for Gadgets

Samsung Fuel Cell to Power Laptop for a Month a Pop

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