Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) represent a promising technology for portable power generation, combining a simple design with the advantages of using liquid methanol as a fuel. DMFCs convert ...

Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, the research and development arm of South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., has successfully developed a direct methanol fuel cell Direct methanol fuel ...

Picture a row of mobile CCTV units running silently through a dense forest or parked in a moonlit city square—no diesel roar, no plumes of exhaust, just relia ...

Toshiba has developed a prototype direct methanol fuel cell, or DMFC, that it says will end the need for rechargeable batteries on portable PCs. The new fuel cell has an average output of 12 watts and ...

Replacing traditional fossil fuels with clean, renewable energy sources is expected to solve environmental issues and alleviate the energy crisis. As a novel energy conversion device, fuel cells are ...

After years of prototypes and promises that the technology was just around the corner, Toshiba has become the first major consumer electronics maker to launch a device using direct methanol fuel cell ...

I’ve been following the development of Toshiba’s direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) since I first saw a prototype in 2003. Since then new prototypes have been rolled out once or twice a year but it ...