In reply to Jones Beene's message of Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:11:49 -0800: Hi, [snip] >Yes - this is very good news for many potential energy applications - >the problem being: is platinum absolutely necessary? > >There are a number of exotic cold cathode materials already in mass >production - going back to one of the great unsung heroes of invention: >Philo Farnsworth. > >Here is another possibility - ion implantation - but this one uses >platinum as well > >http://tinyurl.com/2kxutv > Check out the material used in the Borealis power cells.
Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://users.bigpond.net.au/rvanspaa/ Competition provides the motivation, Cooperation provides the means.
