VIASPACE (VSPC) 8-K Viaspace Subsidiary Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation Files Patent Application on Miniature Fuel Cartridge for Micro Fuel Cells

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VIASPACE SUBSIDIARY DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL CORPORATION FILES PATENT APPLICATION ON
MINIATURE FUEL CARTRIDGE FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS

PASADENA, CA.—August 1, 2006—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 its Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation subsidiary filed a provisional patent application on July 28, 2006 for a cartridge that provides fuel for micro fuel cells that power small electronic devices such as cell phones, portable e-mail devices, PDAs, music players and external chargers. The cartridge can also be used for other applications such as catalytic heaters that require delivery of a liquid fuel.

Dr. Carl Kukkonen, CEO of both VIASPACE and Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation, reports, “With this patent application, we are adding to our existing large intellectual property portfolio concerning direct methanol fuel cells and cartridges to power them. Many of our potential customers are looking at very small fuel cell applications requiring cartridges holding as little as 6 mL of fuel. This is about the size of the AA battery, but stores 17 times more energy if the fuel is methanol.”

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 seewww.VIASPACE.com, or contact Dr. Jan Vandersande, Director of Communications at 800-517-8050, orIR@VIASPACE.com.

Press contact: Carl Kukkonen 626-768-3360
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