Weekly Blog #2

This week I continued to research fuel cells and possible substitute materials for platinum as a catalyst. Unfortunately, no such compounds were found. I then searched for platinum dust, with the intention of adhering the dust to a heat-sink like object. I would then scrape off the adhesive to provide surface area for the reaction to take place. Once again, however, I found that platinum dust was just barely less expensive. The price of platinum wire was somewhere in between. Thus I have come to the conclusion that in this current scenario, the feasibility of this method is near impossible. I am currently looking into other projects to pursue.