SAIT partners with Millennium Cell on fuel cell systems

Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT) and Millennium Cell Inc. have formed a cooperative development agreement to advance fuel cell powered portable computers and communications devices.

The partnership will combine Millennium Cell's "Hydrogen-On-Demand" fuel technology with Samsung's expertise in PEM fuel cell development, MEMS technologies, and know-how in the consumer electronics industry. Under the agreement, Samsung will provide immediate funding to Millennium Cell to cooperatively design hydrogen fuel systems for these applications.

The goal of the collaboration is to develop a fuel cell system that will power consumer electronic devices significantly longer than current rechargeable batteries within the same space and weight. This development is expected to enable the manufacture of new products that increases the functionality of portable computing and communications devices through improved power sources.