LOS ALAMOS, N.M., April 08, 2008--Manhattan Scientifics (MHTX:PK) announced today that Dr. Art Kaufman has joined it’s Science and Technology Committee, whose members include Martin Cooper, father of modern wireless communications, Donald J. Sandstrom, former MST Division Leader at the Los Alamos National Laboratory and Terry C. Lowe, former CEO of Technanogy Inc., the world's first and largest nanotechnology incubator.

Dr. Kaufman was a co-founder of H-Power, a leading company in the hydrogen fuel cell industry. He holds a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in chemical engineering from MIT, the University of Florida, and the University of Connecticut. He holds the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award from the University of Connecticut.

Manny Tsoupanarias CEO of Manhattan Scientifics, added, "The addition of Dr. Kaufman will greatly enhance our ability to investigate and validate any new or present initiatives in the alternative energy sector.”

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Manhattan Scientifics, Inc., http://www.mhtx.com, is located in Montreal Canada, New Mexico and New York City. It is developing and plans to acquire technologies in a variety of environmentally friendly energy and other people-friendly industries.

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