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Your average hydrogen-powered car is a marvel of modern science --
fuel cell sifting electrons out of pure H2 and emitting nothing but
water -- powered by big, heavy, high-pressure tanks of gas. Cella
Energy is here to ditch the tank, having first developed a means of
storing hydrogen in microfibers that could greatly simplify the design
of these vehicles. But, perhaps even more impressive is a "synthetic
fuel" the company is working on which is, essentially, pure hydrogen
captured into microbeads. You know, like the kind that float in your
shampoo and give your hair that extra lustre, but explosive. According
to Cella these beads can be poured into the gas tank of a car with an
internal combustion engine (presumably suspended in some sort of
liquid) and, with no modification, that car will run just fine. Best
news is that this concoction costs just $1.50 per gallon -- or will,
eventually. Supposedly. Maybe?
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