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Bob Russell · 10-12-2007, 10:33 AM

In the "truly amazing if true" category, the Digital Chosun reports that "Samsung Electro-Mechanics announced Thursday that it has developed a micro-fuel cell and hydrogen generator that runs on H20.
'When the handset is turned on, metal and water in the phone react to produce hydrogen gas,' explained Oh Yong-soo, vice president of Samsung Electro-Mechanics' research center. 'The gas is then supplied to the fuel cell where it reacts with oxygen in the air to generate power.' Other fuel cells need methanol to produce hydrogen, while Samsung's needs only water."

This water powered fuel cell is said to:
* Produce up to three watts
* "Hit the market by 2010"
* "Power a handset for 10 hours, twice as long as rechargeable batteries"

And whenever we hear of any new technology for powering cell phones, we know that there are likely to be benefits for e-book reading devices.

Surely this is too good to be true. What's next? Water powered homes and cars?

Via Textually.org.

10-12-2007, 10:33 AM	#1
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	By 2010: Samsung will power cell phones with water In the "truly amazing if true" category, the Digital Chosun reports that "Samsung Electro-Mechanics announced Thursday that it has developed a micro-fuel cell and hydrogen generator that runs on H20. 'When the handset is turned on, metal and water in the phone react to produce hydrogen gas,' explained Oh Yong-soo, vice president of Samsung Electro-Mechanics' research center. 'The gas is then supplied to the fuel cell where it reacts with oxygen in the air to generate power.' Other fuel cells need methanol to produce hydrogen, while Samsung's needs only water." This water powered fuel cell is said to: * Produce up to three watts * "Hit the market by 2010" * "Power a handset for 10 hours, twice as long as rechargeable batteries" And whenever we hear of any new technology for powering cell phones, we know that there are likely to be benefits for e-book reading devices. Surely this is too good to be true. What's next? Water powered homes and cars? Via Textually.org.