Re: No discussion on new fuel cells?

From: John Larkin (jjlarkin_at_highlandSNIPtechTHISnologyPLEASE.com)
Date: 06/29/04 

Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 08:22:54 -0700

On 29 Jun 2004 06:58:07 -0700, thurberk@cscsw.com (saict) wrote:

> But all of that is
>pitifully irrelevant. With a fuel cell, and with Toshiba's model in
>particular, the convenience of 30 second recharging far outweighs a
>gram here, or a milliwatt there.

I'd rather replace one discharged AA with a fresh one (in 10 seconds,
maybe), than carry around a wet, smelly, probably moldy fuel cell and
a tank of liquid fuel. I wouldn't think of allowing a liquid/air fuel
cell anywhere near electronics that I design.

Fuel cell breakthroughs have been announced often, for the last 40
years or so. When one of these things is commercially successful,
*that* will be news. Meanwhile, batteries keep getting better and it's
the fuel cell that's "pitifully irrelevant."

John