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Cover PhotoCenter: HY-LIGHT on the formula

1 race track in Shanghai on the occasion of the Challenge Bibendum 2004.

Left: Microstructured flow field for a micro fuell cell.

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The HY-LIGHT Passenger Car in Front of the Shanghai Skyline HY-LIGHT, a lightweight passenger car with a H2/O2 fuel cell – supercapacitor hybrid power train, was presented to the public in the Chinese city of Shanghai on the occasion of the 6th Challenge Bibendum in October 2004. It represents the successful collaboration of our Laboratory with our industrial partner Construction Développment Michelin (CDM), Switzerland.

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THESE PHD STUDENTS FROM ECL GRADUATED IN 2004

Dr. Fia Haibolouri

Polymer electrolyte fuel cells: Contributions to the understanding of CO-tolerance Ph.D. Thesis, Nr. 15525, ETH Zürich, April 2004.

Advisor at university: Prof. A. Wokaun Advisors at PSI: Prof. A. Wokaun Dr. G.G. Scherer

Dr. Marc Hauer

Laser ablation of polymers studied by time resolved methods PhD Thesis No. 15422, ETH Zürich, January 2004.

Advisor at university: Prof. A. Wokaun Advisors at PSI: Prof. A. Wokaun PD Dr. T. Lippert

Dr. Andrea Piotto Piotto

New electroactive material for lithium-Ion rechargeable batteries Ph.D. Thesis No. 15659, ETH Zürich, July 2004.

Advisor at university: Prof. R. Nesper Advisor at PSI: PD Dr. P. Novak

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