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Fuel Cells: Powering Progress in the 21st Century, Sossina Haile
A "popular press" article on our solid acid fuel cells which appeared in the Caltech publication ENGenious.
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Fuel Cells: Powering Progress in the 21st Century, Sossina M. Haile

Dr. Sossina Haile, associate professor of materials science at Caltech, presented this lecture as part of the Watson Lecture Series. Despite California's narrow escape from a major energy crisis in summer 2001, we face long-term challenges in meeting our ever-increasing energy demands while maintaining the quality of our natural environment and ensuring our national security. Fuel cells offer a possible solution, but many technical hurdles remain. Haile provides a brief overview of current fuel-cell and associated fuel-delivery technologies, and describes recent breakthroughs at Caltech in materials design and engineering.

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