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Ion the prize: the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The story of the lithium-ion battery tells much about the increasingly global nature of innovation

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Abstract

The awarding of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino for inventing the lithium-ion battery speaks to the centrality of this device in contemporary society. This battery stores more energy and releases it more quickly than any other rechargeable alternative, and that quality has transformed the way we work and live.
Original languageEnglish
Specialist publicationIEEE Spectrum
Publication statusPublished - 11 Oct 2019

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Nobel prize
  • lithium-ion battery
  • lithium economy
  • battery technologies

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