Nanosys and Sharp intend to develop fuel cells together based on the technology from Nanosys. This Nanostructure technology is meant to be used in portable devices. Nanosys is a company formed in 2001 and carries out much work in cooperation with Universities. It is mooted that more than 300 patents have been granted to its developer. Among the products are flexible solar cells, identification tags, aerials, memory products and other thin-film solutions.