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To: wpckr who wrote (2653)	5/29/1998 9:01:00 PM
From: Sleeperz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5827

I doubt a glass device will be vulnerable. It doesn't matter if its thin wall or thick walled the vehicles themselves are already isolated from the road conditions to provide a smoother ride for the passengers. Most passengers would not see more than 1G anyways unless in a race car. The Silicon ICs all hold up well in the underhood environment of a car where it is more harsh than in a passenger compartment. If more isolation is needed then isolation mounts can be used like those on current IC engines. Additives can be added to the glass to make it stronger like tempered glass. According to the article it said the glass is durable. exchange2000.com "Tokyo, Japan - The Nagoya Institute of Technology has announced the development of a glass material that could provide a breakthrough for fuel cells, reports Nikkei America. The glass is both durable and a good conductor of hydrogen ions, a combination that makes it an interesting alternative for use in future fuel cells." Glass can also be melted and poured to shape and provide connections between cells if needed lending itself to mass production. And of course glass is much cheaper than platinum. In then end it will all come down to cost. cl >>> There may be no motion to the glass internally but... This all refers to portable and mobil units. Cars and trucks and theit components are subject to mechanical shocks and vibrations that are transmitted to all components. Looks to me like a glass(thin-walled) device might be pretty vulnerable. <<<

To: wpckr who wrote (2653)	5/29/1998 9:10:00 PM
From: Orwell	Respond to of 5827

It doesn't matter what developments pop up here or there, there is more than one way to skin a cat, and any number of technologies can leap-frog each other at any given time. Ballard is the leader, they have the partners, they have the cash, and they can buy anything they need to make a success of it, including more talent/brains if they fell they have a shortage of innovation. Their products are coming at the world like a runaway train, there's no stopping them! O.