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High-temp fuel cell.


VW has developed a high-temperature fuel cell that works at temperatures up to 160[degrees] C, twice the current limit. The secret is a new membrane membrane, structure composed mostly of lipid and protein that forms the external boundary of cells and of major structures within cells. Membrane organization is based on a sheet two molecules thick—a double layer of lipids aligned with their long hydrocarbon  and electrodes Electrodes
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 that allow the unit to be less expensive, smaller, and more efficient. At its 120[degrees] C operating temperature, VW says its new fuel cell design can put out equivalent output without any need for added humidification Humidification

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Title Annotation:OBJECTS OF INTEREST
Publication:Automotive Design & Production
Date:Dec 1, 2006
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