Fuel Cells That Fit in a Laptop
And they said booze was no good..
Fuel cells, all the rage in this anti-oil climate, may some day power our laptops as well as our cars.
Our prototype cartridge holds 120 ml methanol and generates about 150 Wh -- enough to power a 15W notebook computer for 10 hours. How do you "recharge it"? Give it a drink:
Recharging the battery will only involve replacing the liquid fuel and won't require shutting down the computer.