Grant will fund a commercialization project focused on fuel cell technology

Missouri University of Science and Technology has secured a six-month $50,000 grant from the US National Science Foundation to fund the commercialisation of fuel cell technology.

The grant was awarded to Umit Koylu, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, who now has until December 2015 to bring the technology to market.

The technology, a biology-inspired fuel cell, was developed by a research team led by Ming Leu, professor of integrated product manufacturing as well as professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, over the course of four years.

The new fuel cells are expected to be 30% more efficient than current technology, by using up less space thus making it possible to stack more cells in the same amount of space.

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