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Nobel Prize Chemistry winners 2019

By Jordi Bou

October 9, 2019 - John B. Goodenough (USA), M. Stanley Whittingham (UK), and Akira Yoshino (JPN) share the Nobel Prize for the development of lithium-ion batteries.

“This lightweight, rechargeable and powerful battery is now used in everything from mobile phones to laptops and electric vehicles,” the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said in a statement on awarding the 9 million Swedish crown ($906,000) prize.

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PUBLISHED: 09/10/2019; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Newscom
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