VIASPACE Press Release

3M Corporation Orders VIASPACE Humidity Sensor

04/09/2008

3M CORPORATION ORDERS VIASPACE HUMIDITY SENSOR 

PASADENA, CA. April 9, 2008. VIASPACE Inc. (OTCBB: VSPC), a company that transforms proven space and defense technologies from NASA and the Department of Defense into hardware and software solutions, announced today that it has delivered one of its patent pending VIASENSOR HS-1000 Humidity Sensors to 3M Corporation. 

The performance of hydrogen fuel cells using a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) depends on the moisture level of the membrane.  The membrane only conducts protons when it is hydrated or moist.  The moisture is provided by water vapor in the incoming air or hydrogen stream.  The VIASENSOR HS-1000 humidity instrument provides real-time measurements of the amount of water vapor in these gas streams. 

VIASPACE CEO Carl Kukkonen stated, "We are delighted to add such a respected company as 3M Corporation to our VIASENSOR HS-1000 customer list, which includes Ballard Corporation, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokai Bussan, Rotronics, the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands and others. The HS-1000 is a leading edge, laser-based sensor with considerable improvement in accuracy and response time over other available instruments. We feel that the HS-1000 will help customers rapidly optimize their fuel cells."

About VIASPACE:  Founded in 1998 with the objective of transforming proven space and defense technologies from NASA and the Department of Defense into hardware and software solutions that solve today's complex problems, VIASPACE benefits from important patent and software licenses from Caltech, which manages NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 

For more information, please visit www.VIASPACE.com, or contact Investor Relations, Dr. Jan Vandersande, Director of Communications at 800-517-8050, or [email protected]  For past press releases, please visit: http://www.viaspace.com/press_release.php.

Press contact: Carl Kukkonen 626-768-3360
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