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Originally Posted by cosmicfish
Why so few, when they are so unbelievably useful and powerful? And how did the US military get any, I thought they were always a Project invention?
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The most common catalyst used in the direct ethanol fuel cell uses platinum. That alone drives up the costs and scarcity of the power source. If we assume that Morrow Industries was a leader in nanotechnology, they could have yield problems on the nanostructured electrocatalysts made from iron, nickle and cobalt. This too would cause a scarcity problem.