Motorola invests in micro fuel cells

Colin Dunstan · 11-10-2005, 08:42 AM

Mobile phones are getting more powerful and universally applicable by every day. As for the battery life... well, you'll want to keep your charger handy. Motorola sees a chance to break this habit by investing in Tekion, a Canadian micro fuel cell developer, whose Formira Power Pack doesn't use common hydrogen, but formic acid (the stuff used by ants to poison their victims) to power the cells. Advantage: formic acid isn't flammable. The technology grew out of DARPA-funded research done at the University of Illinois.

Motorola press release

11-10-2005, 08:42 AM	#1
Colin Dunstan Is papyrophobic! Posts: 1,926 Karma: 1009999 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: USA Device: Dell Axim	Motorola invests in micro fuel cells Mobile phones are getting more powerful and universally applicable by every day. As for the battery life... well, you'll want to keep your charger handy. Motorola sees a chance to break this habit by investing in Tekion, a Canadian micro fuel cell developer, whose Formira Power Pack doesn't use common hydrogen, but formic acid (the stuff used by ants to poison their victims) to power the cells. Advantage: formic acid isn't flammable. The technology grew out of DARPA-funded research done at the University of Illinois. Motorola press release

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