Sony Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
Posted on Feb 26, 09 09:02 AM PDT
Sony might be bleeding some serious money at the moment, but that doesn't mean they will skimp when it comes to research and development. The Japanese electronics giant will be exhibiting its cordless speaker system and cell phone chargers that are powered by its direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC), where the fuel methanol is located within a transparent tank. A lithium ion secondary battery is used to compensate for low outputs of tiny DMFCs, enabling mobile devices to handle steep current peaks without any detrimental effect. The cell phone chargers rely on USB connectivity to keep your precious handsets juiced up, and they seem to work pretty all right during testing - let's hope the real deal will be out in the near future.
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