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National Defense August 2008 Grace V. Jean	Hydrogen Fuel Cells to Power Homes, Vehicles in Japan Next year, companies including Panasonic, Toshiba and Toyota will begin selling residential fuel cell systems across the nation, says Hisashi Yano, director of the Japan Hydrogen Fuel Cell demonstration park.
Popular Mechanics November 2006 Wise & Hutchinson	The Truth About Hydrogen Can the simplest element in the universe really power our homes, fuel our cars and reduce our contribution to global warming? PM crunches the numbers on the real hydrogen economy.
Wired April 2003 Schwartz & Randall	How Hydrogen Can Save America The cost of oil dependence has never been so clear. Consumers are ready for an alternative. From Detroit to Dallas, even the oil establishment is primed for change. We put a man on the moon in a decade; we can achieve energy independence just as fast. Here's how.
National Defense September 2006 Stew Magnuson	Army Explores Alternative Ways to Add Power on Battlefields Several military laboratories are looking into fuel cell technology to give soldiers the extra juice they need to operate equipment loaded onto humvees and other vehicles.
Chemistry World March 2006 Joe McEntee	Fuel Cells Head for Mass Market At the end of the day, wide-scale commercialization is a numbers game and developers will prosper or perish based on how they fare against metrics such as durability, reliability, cost and, most brutal of all, profitability. It's time to start delivering.
Chemistry World March 14, 2013 Mark Peplow	Hydrogen's false economy Hydrogen will undoubtedly find transport niches, but talk of hydrogen powering a substantial proportion of the planet's billion cars (and counting) is driven more by techno-optimism than evidence.
IndustryWeek September 1, 2008 Jill Jusko	Fuel Cell Industry Gains Traction Opportunity grows with increased desire for energy efficiency and awareness of climate change.
National Defense February 2004 Geoff S. Fein	Military Fuel-Cell Programs Not Yet Ready for Prime Time While the commercial industry is taking significant steps forward in the adoption of fuel cell technology, military researchers are taking a wait-and-see approach, expressing concern that fuel cells so far have not proven they can work in combat environments.
Wired August 2002 Dan Baum	GM's Billion-Dollar Bet The hydrogen car has been a long time coming. GM is betting $1 billion that the end of internal combustion is near.
Technology Research News May 18, 2005	Catalyst Boosts Gasoline Fuel Cells Researchers have come up with a catalyst layer that can be put over a conventional anode to reform the fuel within the fuel cell. This allows hydrocarbons like gasoline to be used directly in fuel cells.
Popular Mechanics September 15, 2008 Daniel Krach	Living With Hydrogen, Gas Prices Become Incentive for Progress Getting to a future of hydrogen-electric hybrids that will wean us from gasoline for good will require more battery and fuel cell research and convincing Americans that $4/gallon gas can be a good thing.
IEEE Spectrum August 2008 William Sweet	A Connecticut Fuel Cell In South Korea's Grid Breakthrough contracts revive hydrogen hopes in electric power
Chemistry World November 13, 2007 Lewis Brindley	Hydrogen From Sewage Hits Production Records Scientists have drastically improved the efficiency of bacteria-powered fuel cells that convert biodegradable organic matter into hydrogen gas. They hope their discovery will make it possible to generate hydrogen from sewage, sustainably and on a large scale.
CIO January 1, 2003 Susannah Patton	Bye-Bye Batteries Imagine chatting on your cell phone for months at a time without recharging it. Or taking a laptop on a weeklong business trip without a battery or power cord. That's the goal of scientists around the world working to perfect tiny fuel cells using microtechnology engineering.
IndustryWeek April 1, 2008 John Teresko	The Fuel Cell Race Lift trucks have pulled ahead of cars in the race to adopt fuel cell technology.
Industrial Physicist	Letters A sheet of graphite is distinctly different in its material and geometric structure from C60 bucky- (nano-) tubes... Hydrogen rules?... etc.
Registered Rep. June 1, 2005 Bob Hirschfeld	Can Green (Energy) Beget Green ($)? It's telling that even the oil-heavy American Stock Exchange has given a nod to the rising importance of green energy, introducing the PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Index.
Chemistry World November 17, 2011 Ross McLaren	Giving Fuel Cells a Vitamin Boost Vitamin B12 could replace platinum catalysts in fuel cells as a cheaper alternative.
Technology Research News December 17, 2003	Solid fuel cell works in heat California Institute of Technology researchers have built a type of fuel cell that uses a solid acid electrolyte and either hydrogen or methanol as fuel. It could eventually be used to power cars.
Popular Mechanics November 4, 2009 Erik Sofge	Why the Hydrogen Feud Needs to End: Analysis Perhaps it's a sign of progress that the federal government is skirmishing not over whether to pursue alternative fuels, but over how many such technologies are worth investing in. Still, the hydrogen debate is not a healthy one.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2006 Rich Smith	BMW's Hydrogen Boondoggle The "Hydrogen 7" announcement is full of hot air. Investors, before you give up entirely on hydrogen fuel cells, though, do remember that progress is being made.
Technology Research News October 20, 2004 Kimberly Patch	Cooler material boosts fuel cells A cathode that allows solid oxide fuel cells to operate at reduced temperaures promises to lower the cost of fuel cells, which could spur broader adoption of the technology.
IEEE Spectrum September 2006 John Voelcker	Driving GM's New Hydrogen Car The radical thing about Chevy's hydrogen concept car is how normal it feels to drive. Outside, the Sequel is a sleek, stylish SUV. But underneath, it has little in common with today's cars beyond wheels and tires.
Technology Research News September 22, 2004 Kimberly Patch	Fuel Cell Converts Waste to Power One problem with fuel cells is that they produce carbon monoxide, which can gum up the works. Researchers have found a way to use the carbon monoxide to produce more energy in a reaction that can take place at room temperature.
Chemistry World December 18, 2008 Alex Hellemans	Fuel cells without platinum Looking for ways to avoid using costly and scarce platinum in fuel cells, Chinese researchers have reported details of a fuel cell that uses cheap nickel as a catalyst.
BusinessWeek October 6, 2003 Irene M. Kunii	Japan: Fuel-Cell Nation NEC, Toshiba, and Sony are developing ever-smaller cells to replace batteries.
Popular Mechanics September 2008	Inside the Future of Electric Cars, Hydrogen and Next-Gen Biofuels The market has never looked better for alternative fuels and electric vehicles.
National Defense September 2006 Grace Jean	Fuel Cell Technology Positioned as Viable Alternative to Generators Developers of fuel cell technologies are confident that they can answer the call for "more power on the battlefield."
Chemistry World February 27, 2013 Simon Hadlington	Supercharging methanol for fuel cells Scientists in Germany and Italy have discovered a way to derive hydrogen gas from methanol at low temperatures and pressures using soluble ruthenium-based 'pincer' catalysts.
Chemistry World September 26, 2013 Martin Smith	Clearing the air about the hydrogen economy It's a curious thought that multi-billion dollar investment from the likes of Mercedes, Honda, Toyota, Ford, Hyundai, Shell, Total, BOC, the EU, state governments and others is ill-considered.
Reactive Reports March 2005 David Bradley	Fuel Cells US scientists have demonstrated a significant boost to fuel cells that could also cut costs. By coating the cathode with a thin layer of platinum instead of using solid metal, efficiency is raised by ten percent and the use of expensive platinum can be reduced.
Popular Mechanics July 3, 2008 Mike Allen	The Truth About Water-Powered Cars: Mechanic's Diary From a startup snagging headlines to DIYers posting plans, water-powered cars have been all over the Web recently -- not to mention stuffing my email inbox.
Popular Mechanics May 2006 Mike Allen	How far can you drive on a bushel of corn? Before we can debate national energy policy -- or even decide which petroleum substitutes might make sense for our personal vehicles -- we need to know how these things stack up in the real world. So we crunched the numbers on alternative fuels.
National Defense October 2006 Robert H. Williams	Easy Access to Hydrogen Proposed A Massachusetts company believes it has perfected technology that removes a key roadblock -- the scarcity of fuel outlets -- to the widespread use of hydrogen powered automobiles.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2009 John Teresko	Crown's Fuel Cell Direction A two-or three-shift operation with a large number of lift trucks is the ideal circumstance for using fuel cells.
Geotimes October 2004 Megan Sever	Fuel Economies, Part I Although scientists are striving to have a mass-producible hydrogen fuel cell car in 10 to 15 years as well, the more realistic timeline is probably 50 years.
BusinessWeek September 22, 2009 Jack Ewing	Hydrogen Cars Are Still Headed for the Highway Advances in fuel-cell technology and a commitment from the German government to build a fueling network mean automakers haven't given up on hydrogen.
The Motley Fool September 27, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Big Oil Doesn't Hate Hydrogen Oil companies can be nasty, sure, but alternative-energy fans have exaggerated their faults. Ignore the hype, investigate the technology, and invest accordingly.
BusinessWeek January 24, 2005 Otis Port	Hydrogen Cars Are Almost Here, But... There are still serious problems to solve, such as: Where will drivers fuel up?
Industrial Physicist Feb/Mar 2004 Pinkerton & Wicke	Bottling the hydrogen genie If hydrogen is to replace gasoline for road transport, a means to store useful quantities of hydrogen on-board the vehicle must be found. Storage as a liquid, as a gas, or in metal hydrides all have serious limitations.
IndustryWeek July 1, 2007 John Teresko	The Hydrogen Economy: Lift Trucks First? Manufacturers of fuel cell-powered lift trucks are giving the technology a test drive.
IndustryWeek July 1, 2007 Jill Jusko	One-Tank Trips Some fuel-cell-powered cars can last 300 miles between fuelings.
National Defense August 2009 Stew Magnuson	Recovery Act to Inject More Funds Into Military Fuel Cell Research The Obama administration announced plans to spend $20 million of Recovery Act funding on military fuel cell technology. The Defense Department's director of defense research and engineering office will be spearheading these efforts.
Salon.com September 24, 2002 Katharine Mieszkowski	Hydrotopia Say goodbye to fossil fuels. Author and environmentalist Jeremy Rifkin explains why hydrogen is the next great power source.
Chemistry World April 4, 2014 Emma Stoye	London launches Europe-wide hydrogen vehicles project The Mayor of London's office has signed a 31 million pound deal with car manufacturers, hydrogen fuel suppliers and energy consultants to establish the infrastructure to support hydrogen powered vehicles across Europe.
Chemistry World February 28, 2014 Tim Wogan	Fuel cells put in the frame with catalysts that need far less platinum US scientists have created an exceptional fuel cell catalyst that contains far less platinum -- conventional catalysts need 36 times more platinum to hit the same levels of activity.
IndustryWeek February 1, 2007 David Blanchard	Fuel Cells In The Warehouse Fuel cell technology offers cleaner operations, lower maintenance costs and shorter fueling times.
Chemistry World April 29, 2015 James Urquhart	Micromotor catalyst powers up hydrogen production Self-propelled micromotors have for the first time catalyzed a reaction that efficiently releases pure hydrogen from a hydrogen-containing salt solution.
Metropolis April 2007 Michael Silverberg	Deconstructions: Ford Airstream Concept Vehicle A hydrogen-electric prototype out of Detroit brings fuel cells closer to the U.S. auto industry.
Chemistry World May 1, 2009 Lewis Brindley	Hydrogen fuel tank gets cooler and cleaner Scientists have improved the performance of ammonia borane as a hydrogen storage material - making it more practical for a fuel tank in hydrogen-powered vehicles.