Imagine futuristic laptops even thinner and lighter than the MacBook Air, capable of running for several days or even weeks without recharging-Apple certainly is, as a couple U.S. patents published yesterday reveal. The patents involve fuel cell technology, spurred, according to Apple's filings, by "our country's continuing reliance on fossil fuels." That, argues Apple, "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. These problems have led to an increasing awareness and desire on the part of consumers to promote and use renewable energy sources."......
December 24, 2011
Time: Apple Files Patents for Fuel Cell-Powered Laptops
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