The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICE) annual meeting in San Francisco is set to see new fuel cell technology in action.

Stanford graduate student Yong-Won Lee will outline his research under Professor Bruce Clemens and Professor Hongjie Dai into the use of palladium and nanotubes at the meeting.

Mr Lee will show how carbon nanotubes can store more than four times more hydrogen when coated with palladium.

It is hoped this breakthrough could lead to increasing hydrogen levels in fuel cells to practical levels, being lighter than metal hydrides or solid chemical formulations that can be used to store hydrogen.

Other innovations in the fuel cell field to be discussed from Stanford scholars include new ways of moving liquids and gases around fuel cells using electric fields over more traditional pumps.

The AICE annual meeting runs from November 13th to 17th.
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