News (13)

  • Alcohol-powered computing unlikely before 2008

    Road warriors looking for longer life from their notebook PCs have another three years to wait before methanol pumps, the successor to current lithium polymer batteries, become commercially available, notebook giant Toshiba's head technology strategist said yesterday.

  • Start-up sells membrane that powers mobiles

    Start-up PolyFuel has commercially released a membrane for creating fuel cells for laptops and mobile phones, a milestone in the budding fuel cell industry.

  • Hitachi squeezes fuel cell into PDA

    The electronics giant is teaming up with a maker of disposable cigarette lighters to make methanol fuel cartridges for handheld computers.

  • AU micro-fuel cell breakthrough boosts portable power

    Scientists at the CSIRO are working to develop micro fuel cells to power portable electronic devices and have made an important breakthrough that may make the technology cheaper to own and operate.

  • Toshiba delays commercial fuel cell

    Toshiba has demonstrated the latest version of its fuel cell designed to power portable electronic devices, but problems with the new technology mean that production could be two years away.

Features and Case Studies (4)

  • Photos: Intel's vision for the future

    If the world's largest chip manufacturer wanted to impress the world, what would it do? Our inside photo gallery from the Intel developer conference in Shanghai reveals the world's smallest motherboard, fondling robots, fuel cells, medical technology and Intel finally unleashing the power of the Atom.

  • Hitachi squeezes fuel cell into PDA

    The electronics giant is teaming up with a maker of disposable cigarette lighters to make methanol fuel cartridges for handheld computers.

  • Start-up redesigns fuel cells

    A start-up company says it has developed a way to make fuel cells out of silicon, a change that potentially could increase the performance of cells and make them easier to manufacture.

  • Notebook overhaul on the horizon

    Five years from now the notebook will likely be smaller and lighter, capable of making mobile phone calls on its own and running on methanol.

Reviews (7)

  • Tech Guide: Power to the people -- Notebook batteries

    Ever wondered why your portable device's battery doesn't last longer? We explain the technology behind battery power, and provide tips on how to maximise it.

  • The real truth about Centrino

    A casual observer might have gotten the impression from last week's colossal Centrino launch--which the company declared was its biggest product introduction since Pentium--that Intel had just invented 802.11 networking and wireless hot spots.

  • Start-up redesigns fuel cells

    A start-up company says it has developed a way to make fuel cells out of silicon, a change that potentially could increase the performance of cells and make them easier to manufacture.

  • Laptops cool off with smart heat pipes

    A researcher at Sandia National Laboratories says he has created technology to disperse the heat generated within laptop computers more efficiently than today's cooling systems.

  • Tomorrow's notebook technology

    What sort of notebook could you be buying in 4 months, or in 2004? We peek into the crystal ball.

Create an e-mail alert for "methanol"
ZDNet Australia Alerts is an e-mail alert service which provides personalised news, features and reviews to readers’ inbox on an hourly, daily and weekly basis.
Alert:
methanol


Frequency: *

Filter Tags

Latest Videos

Sponsored content

Power Centre - Content from our premier sponsors

Blogs

  • David Braue All I want for Xmas is Telstra pricing
    Five consecutive days without broadband has led me to what seemed at the time to be an act of desperation: contemplating signing up for Telstra's 100Mbps cable modem service.
  • Array Sick of broken tender sites
    Some of the state governments desperately need to invest in more user-friendly tender sites so that looking for information on government tenders doesn't have to be a game of blind man's bluff.
  • Array Cyberwar: What is it good for?
    In this week's episode, Cyberwar. What is Australia's place in the world of digital warfare? What are the implications for the NBN?
  • More blogs »

Back to top

Featured