The microfuel cell could solve many of the problems relating to the transportation energy crisis. Everyone is excited about fuel cells, but most of the discussion is about when they will appear in the cars we drive. What most people don’t realize is that the first uses for fuel cells of any size will not be in vehicles, but will be in the small hand held devices used around the world: cell phones, digital cameras, laptop computers and other small portable devices. Conventional batteries are rapidly becoming inadequate to meet the power demands of portable electronic devices. To address this growing problem, researchers are focusing on developing microfuel cells.

What Are Fuel Cells?

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