Mar 03
The methanol-powered Antig fuel cell provides 45 watts of power on a single “tank” of methanol, and weighs 3.7 pounds (1.7 kg). In total, the additional power should be enough to operate the notebook for eight hours, AVC said, which was responsible for engineering the fuel cell into the notebook housing.
Can anyone say overheat and BOOM? (Thanks, Draexin)
Good luck getting _that_ laptop on a plane!
Next, Plutonium powered laptops!
its about as explosive as a bottle of liqor…
where did you get the idea that fuel-cell can blow up ?
Don’t know how to tell you this guys but normal batteries also explode if you throw them into the fire or overheat them.
It’s no more dangerous than a Li-Ion
The only thing which offers a little risk is the chemically bound Hydrogen. If you manage to get it into a stable mix with some minerals or whatsoever, it is way more safe than any battery or accumulator. It can’t even leak and ruin your laptop with acids.
Anyway it’s yet another technique of transferring power from a powerplant to the user… it’s the powerplants where developments are needed.
you are all wrong, havent you ever seen terminator 3, those things explode like an h-bomb
Anubis: that was a “plasma hidrogen power cell” whatever that is
3.7lbs sounds a little heavy for a “battery”