Highly charged story': chemistry Nobel goes to inventors of lithium-ion batteries
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Stanley Whittingham, John Goodenough and Akira Yoshino created a safe, light, rechargeable battery that has revolutionised society and is probably powering the device you’re reading this on right now.
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2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for work that led to
Nobel prize for Chemistry awarded to scientists behind lithium-ion
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Pioneers of innovation: The battery that changed the world
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Lithium-ion batteries – News, Research and Analysis – The
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Highly charged story': chemistry Nobel goes to inventors of
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A reflection on lithium-ion battery cathode chemistry
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John B. Goodenough, 100, Dies; Nobel-Winning Creator of the
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Nobel Prize 2019 – Berita, Riset, dan Analisis – The Conversation
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Development of the lithium-ion battery wins the chemistry Nobel