Motorola's hydrogen powered phone

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Fuel cell maker Angstrom Power and mobile phone maker Motorola have teamed up to create a prototype mobile phone that runs on a hydrogen fuel cell. Hydrogen is produced by cracking water molecules with a desktop fueling station and then inserted into a metal hydride storage container on the phone, says Aron Levitz, manager of business development for Angstrom. When the hydrogen molecules pass through a membrane in the fuel cell, electrons are stripped away and get diverted to run the phone. With a hydrogen fuel cell, you never have to go to the store to get fuel feedstock. You get it out of the faucet. Basically, you can think of it as a water-powered phone. The water-to-hydrogen generator can also be powered by solar panels, making the phone about as green as you can get. Hydrogen proponents point out that, although the hydrogen highway may not be built yet, the small molecule can be used to provide power to boats, fork lifts, and electronics.