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  • gmb45
    Admin Assistant
    • Nov 2008
    • 7538

    #1

    Apple has plans to use hydrogen in batteries..

    ..allowing iPhones and iPods to hold a charge for WEEKS

    Batteries as you know them may become a thing of the past for your Apple products as the company hopes to use hydrogen cells to produce lighter batteries that could last for weeks.

    The company is staying on the cutting edge as they have recently submitted applications for patents to create new energy sources for their products.

    The filings that the company submitted seem to have rather bold promises of allowing electronics to run for days or weeks without having to be recharged.

    What's next: Their patent applications detail their plans for hydrogen fuel cells

    Products: The new energy sources would be sued for many or all Apple products

    'Such fuel cells and associated fuels can potentially achieve high volumetric and gravimetric energy densities, which can potentially enable continued operation of portable electronic devices for days or even weeks without refuelling,' the filings report.

    Not only would their plan to use hydrogen fuel cells get rid of 'the need for a bulky and heavy battery' but it would also help the environment.

    Lighter and longer: The proposed hydrogen fuel batteries would allow Apple products to weigh less and last for weeks without being recharged

    By switching from standard batteries which use toxic chemicals to hydrogen, the by-products of the new technology would only be water and electrical energy.

    '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 also exposed our coastlines and our citizens to the associated hazards of offshore drilling,' the company wrote in it's patent application.

    'These problems have led to an increasing awareness and desire on the part of consumers to promote and use renewable energy sources,' it continued.

    The idea of hydrogen fuel technology isn't new, but this is the clearest indication of exactly what the company intends to do to improve users experiences with the iPod or iPhone.

    Apple Insider reported that the first round of patent applications on the subject came in October when they filed papers that mentioned 'lighter and more efficient hydrogen fuel cells'.

    While the iPhone 4S was released after the death of legendary Apple founder Steve Jobs in October, a technological breakthrough like an entirely different battery would be a massive upswing for the company.

    The new iPhone 5 is still on the imminent horizon, as initial predictions put its release date at sometime in late December.

    Man in charge: Tim Cook is the new head of Apple after Steve Jobs died in October and this would be a major feat for his reign of the company
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    Apple has plans to use hydrogen in batteries allowing iPhones and iPods to hold a charge for WEEKS | Mail Online
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  • cactikid
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    • Sep 2008
    • 12017

    #2
    is that a good thing? Hindenburg airship disaster used hydrogen if i remember correctly.

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    • johnboy1974
      DK Veteran
      • Dec 2008
      • 3418

      #3
      Sounds very interesting gmb if it was a success it would give apple a huge advantage over the andriod devices maybe a final nail in their coffin.

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      • nara
        DK Veteran
        • May 2008
        • 2586

        #4
        Originally posted by cactikid
        is that a good thing? Hindenburg airship disaster used hydrogen if i remember correctly.
        Doesn't seem to worry Honda.

        Honda Worldwide | Fuel Cell
        He who laughs last probably didn't get the joke.

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        • aleister crowley
          Banned
          • Nov 2011
          • 519

          #5
          Originally posted by nara
          Doesn't seem to worry Honda.

          Honda Worldwide | Fuel Cell
          It'll make a terrorists job a little easier anyway...

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          • snork
            Newbie
            • Dec 2011
            • 4

            #6
            I'd be a tad worried carrying around a hydrogen fuel cell around in my pocket. If it went wrong it'd be catastrophic surely.

            Although it's worth looking at BMW's technology for insulating their hydrogen fuel cell on their Hydrogen 7. The insulation around the fuel tank is purportedly equivalent to a wall of styrofoam 55m thick... And the walls of the tank are only a couple of inches thick.

            Will be interesting to see where this goes!

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            • Canker_Canison
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              • May 2010
              • 3905

              #7
              I nearly wet myself after reading this...

              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 also exposed our coastlines and our citizens to the associated hazards of offshore drilling,
              I'm sorry, but who makes the Iphone for apple? I know it's not made in the middle east, but it is in developing countries that use more & more fossil fuels every year. Without any reguard for the environment or the people who work there.


              Given Apples previous battery issues, would you really want a hydrogen fuel cell less than 4 inches from the family jewels?

              The by-product for these cells is water....mmmmm, water produced in a phone..... not the sort of thing I'd be rushing off to try.

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              • gc1966
                DK Veteran
                • Mar 2011
                • 2434

                #8
                the developement of so called nano engines has been bandied about by the japanese for several years.a long way to go yet.

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