An Israei scientist, Moshe Stern, may have licked the problem. Based on Soviet technology, Stern's company, C.En. Ltd, has found a way to stuff hydrogen into lightweight glass tubes. BAM, the German Federal Institute for Materials Research & Testing, last month announced the results of two years of testing Stern's product: "The lightweight storage and safety factors give the technology a huge commercial potential for a whole range of industries." "Glass has proven to have three times the storage capacity at only a third of the weight of steel containers that are now commonly used for hydrogen storage, and it's far cheaper," says C.En's chief scientist Dan Eliezer. There are other potential commerical applications, but the dream of a practical hydrogen-powered car is the most alluring, for foes of Islamism and foes of global warming alike.

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