On Mon, 2002-10-28 at 15:01, Tim May wrote: > On Monday, October 28, 2002, at 11:08 AM, Trei, Peter wrote: > > > > > > Batteries are becoming the main drag on this stuff. Hopefully, fuel > > cells > > will be available soon. > > > > It's going to be interesting to see how airlines and other security > narcs deal with fuel cells. The energy content of a small > canister/container of the fuel can be high. Given that butane lighters > are now banned...
From: http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-960823.html Laptop fuel cell gets air clearance By Michael Kanellos Special to ZDNet News October 4, 2002, 10:29 AM PT The Department of Transportation has ruled that a new fuel cell can be taken on airplanes, partly clearing the way for commercial acceptance of this alternative to standard laptop batteries. Fuel cells, which will let notebook computers run three to 10 times longer without a recharge, had previously been banned from planes because they contain methanol, a flammable liquid. But the DOT said that a cell designed by start-up PolyFuel can ride in airplane cabins when it emerges commercially because it contains a relatively low concentration of methanol, according to Jim Balcom, PolyFuel's CEO. [...]
