Wow! This is unbelievable. In the year of 2010 your mobile phone may be powered by water. Samsung Electro-Mechanics has announced that they have developed a micro-fuel cell and hydrogen generator that runs on H20.

“When the handset is turned on, metal and water in the phone react to produce hydrogen gas,” explained Oh Yong-soo, vice president of Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ research center. “The gas is then supplied to the fuel cell where it reacts with oxygen in the air to generate power.” Other fuel cells need methanol to produce hydrogen, while Samsung’s needs only water.

The company said that the micro-fuel can generate up to 3 watts of electricity which is strong enough to power a mobile phone.

[via Slashphone]