Microfluidic Fuel Cells Could Provide Energy for Portable Devices
24 July 2009 | Alternative Energy | No Comments
Daniel Spencer an engineer who recently finished studies at Meng in Electronic Engineering at the University’s School of Electronics and Computer Science, has found a new way to store electricity for portable devices.Daniel says that the energy source can not provide directly all the electricity and for this reason the electricity need to bestored in batteries.
In most cases the energy is stored in batteries, but for more powerful and advanced portable devices we need more energy.After many years of studies Daniel concluded that microfluidic cells may offer the solution of this energy problem, due to “utilizing the chemical bond energy stores in fuels with high calorific values such as methanol”.
“Daniel’s research has revealed that more work is needed for integration of fuel cells into a complete system and he plans to do a PhD in Microfluidics to develop his research further. In the meantime, Sharp Corporation is currently deploying a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell system, the timescale for which is unknown.” – Sciencedaily
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