Another Article (Score 1)

I don't know if this group applied for the patent, but I suspect it's likely. I heard about this story for the first time a few years ago. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5343023/

A future for glass in a hydrogen economy?
Researchers envision tiny spheres storing the gas in cars

When it comes to developing an economy based on hydrogen instead of fossil fuels, one of the key issues is how to store the gas in vehicles. Playing David next to Goliath national labs, researchers at a small university are looking at using ultrathin glass spheres as a storage device that's cheaper, more reliable and safer than metal tanks.