This should come as no surprise, Nokia has developed mobile phones that run on methanol.
Unlike a conventional cell phone battery, the recharging is instant. There is no need to wait for minutes or hours while it charges up.
The technology was demonstrated by Nokia, the Finnish group, at a technology futures briefing in Helsinki last week.
Tero Ojanpera, head of its research centre, showed off one of 100 Bluetooth headsets powered by fuel cells, which will be used by company staff as it tests the technology. It has also developed a fuel-cell powered prototype of its Nokia Communicator phone.
Users power up the Bluetooth headset by pouring a small amount of methanol into the tank of the fuel cell inside.
Small holes on one side of the headset allow air into the fuel cell. Oxygen in the air then reacts with the liquid to produce energy. Mr Ojanpera says a 12ml bottle of methanol, about the size of a perfume bottle, could be sold in newsagents or cell phone stores, and contains enough fuel for 60 hours of conversation – and nearly 400 hours of standby battery life.
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