The technology is based on highly efficient solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) wafer fabricationmethods, including key nanotechnology elements, and is fueled by recyclable high energy power cartridges, or pods.
The Stanford design approach has two striking features in that it sacrifices virtually none of CNTs' energy efficiency and it is also compatible with existing fabricationmethods and infrastructure, pushing the technology a significant step toward commercialization.