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Advanced Fuel Cells May Power Medical Implants Fuel cells have become a hot topic because of their potential for replacing combustion engines in cars and batteries in portable electronics. Simply designed, fuel cells are more efficient at converting chemical energy into work than a heat engine. Now, researchers at Brown University have produced two microfluidic fuel cells that could power longer-running implanted devices, such as blood glucose monitors. A typical fuel cell

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