In his 50-year career, Ovshinsky received more than 400 patents in the U.S. and more than 800 foreign patents covering a range of technologies, including nickel-metal hydride batteries, rewritable CDs, DVD optical discs, flat-screen liquid crystal displays, hydrogen fuel cells, thin-film solar cells and others.

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And, as well as all the environmental benefits of eliminating paint, the film-coating has the added advantage that it can save fuel by reducing the friction between the aircraft's skin and the air.

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The company identified 17 products that met its standard of providing "significant and measurable environmental performance advantages, " including a Lexan film that replaces conventional paint, Harmony water-conserving washing machines, the new fuel-efficient GEnx jet engine and GE's Evolution locomotive, a 208-ton, 4, 400hp workhorse that burns 3% less fuel and puts out 40% less pollution than its immediate predecessor.

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The studio will also rely on the DVD release of "The Hunger Games" to fuel anticipation for "Catching Fire, " a strategy it credits with helping make the second "Twilight" film an even bigger success than the first.

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