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Ovonics President and CEO Delivers Keynote Talk
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD Ovonics) President and CEO Stanford R.
Ovshinsky gave a keynote talk, “New Science
and Technology, the Basis of the Hydrogen Economy,”
at the Materials Research Society (MRS) meeting
in Boston.
Ovshinsky showed how the hydrogen economy has
already been initiated by electric and hybrid
vehicles using Ovonic® nickel metal hydride
battery technology, which is the leading choice
for these cars. He described how hydrogen as a
fuel could be stored in a solid hydride and used
instead of high-pressure or liquid hydrogen.
He emphasized the role of materials science as
the basis of solving these crucial problems and
building up new industries so critically needed
and noted that MRS had become the key scientific
organization in this endeavor. Founded in 1973,
MRS brings together scientists, engineers and
research managers from industry, government, academia,
and research laboratories to share findings in
the research and development of new materials
of technological importance.
Stan and Iris Ovshinsky founded their company,
ECD Ovonics, in January 1960.
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