TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Polyelectrolyte: (P1) Is a copolymer and comprises polymers of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, their esters, or acrylonitrile (preferably ethyl acrylate, methyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, propyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, amyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, hexyl acrylate, and/or fluoroalkyl acrylate). The ionic or ionizable group is a sulfonated group and/or a phosphonated group.he additional polymer is present and is a core, and the acrylic and/or vinyl resin partially coats the core. The acrylic and/or vinyl resin containing at least one ionic or ionizable group is formed by polymerizing at least one acrylic and/or vinyl containing monomer, at least one co-polymerizable monomer, at least one monomer having at least one functional group, and at least one monomer having ionic or ionizable groups, where each monomer is different from one another.The monomer having ionic or ionizable groups is a sulfonated or phosphonated monomer. The acrylic/vinyl resin is a homopolymer or a copolymer. The acrylic resin comprises polymers of acrylic acid, alkyl esters, or methacrylic acid alkyl ester. The methacrylic acid ester comprises ethyl methacrylate, methyl methacrylate, butyl methacrylate, propyl methacrylate, isobutyl methacrylate, amyl methacrylate, 2-ethyl-hexyl methacrylate, hexyl methacrylate, and/or fluoroalkylmethacrylate.The co-polymerizable monomer comprises isobutyl methacrylamide, glycidyl methacrylate, diethylene glycol dimethacrylate, or trimethyloxysilane methacrylate. The monomer having at least one functional group comprises alpha,betaunsaturated carboxylic acids vinyl ester compounds, amide compounds, monomers containing hydroxyl group, monomers containing epoxy groups, monomers containing silanols, monomer containing aldehydes, or alkenyl cyanides.Preferred Method: The blending is accomplished by melt or extrusion blending, latex blending, or solvent blending. (P2) is prepared by emulsion, bulk, or solution polymerization.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ELECTRICAL POWER AND ENERGY - Preferred Cell: (M1) in the cell further comprises at least one filler. The fuel cell further comprises at least one porous support layer, which is embedded in (M1). The fuel cell operates with a liquid hydrocarbon fuel, and operates with a methanol fuel. EXAMPLE - A latex (L1) (equivalent weight of 1035) containing sulfonated monomer comprised of (g) methyl methacrylate (MMA) (28.6), butyl acrylate (BA) (19), styrene (S) (19), hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) (9.5), and sulfopropyl methacrylate (SPM) (23.8). Baybond 116 (RTM; crosslinking agent) (2 g) and Acrysol 275 (RTM; rheology modifier) were dissolved in triethylene glycol monomethyl ether (TPM) (4 g). The solution was mixed with tri-ethyl phosphate (TEP) (2 g) and the resulting solution was added slowly under constant stirring to (L1) (100 g). The films were cast on glass substrates using a blade type applicator and cured in an oven at 80 - 100degreesC for 1 - 15 minutes to obtained latex formulation.