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Apple exploring fuel cell technologies for future notebook power sources

It’s the patents that make life interesting. Per two articles (1, 2) at Free Patents Online, Apple is apparently exploring ways to power its notebooks via fuel cells. “Our country’s continuing reliance on fossil fuels has forced our government to maintain complicated political and military relationships with unstable governments in the Middle East, and has […]

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Apple patents look into improved hydrogen fuel cells

It’s the patents that show where the nifty stuff might come from. Per AppleInsider, a pair of new patent applications published this week by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office demonstrate the work Apple has done internally on fuel cells. The filings describe how Apple could build the power sources smaller and lighter for portable […]