Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded for Development of Lithium-Ion Batteries

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Source: New York Times



John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their development of lightweight lithium-ion batteries, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Wednesday in Stockholm.

"Lithium-ion batteries have revolutionized our lives and are used in everything from mobile phones to laptops and electric vehicles," the Nobel Prize committee said in a statement following the announcement. "Through their work, this year's Chemistry laureates have laid the foundation of a wireless, fossil fuel-free society."

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/09/science/nobel-prize-chemistry.html

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The 2019 #NobelPrize in Chemistry has been awarded to John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino "for the development of lithium-ion batteries."

Good choice! Something so many people use in everyday life.

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They has developed a technology that will allow us to stop killing the planet and live a not too dissimilar quality of life. I would probably throw a few Tesla engineers in their for pushing battery storage technology further and making mass production at an affordable scale.

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5. A HUge deal!

Increased the power and life of many portable tools..home and family conveniences...

My holy stone drone...amazing...Beware overheating during charging...

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6. An honor long overdue.

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7. If the Nobel Awards received greater attention than the Oscars.

It would be a better world.

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8. Agree 100%