Innovation Rewarded
Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Lithium Ion Battery Pioneers Source: Nobel Prize Image Two American and Japanese Scientists Sparked an Energy Revolution Three scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize for developing the lithium-ion battery that has made the global mobile revolution possible. The winners are John Goodenough of the University of Texas Austin, Stanley Whittingham of the State University of New York Binghamton and Akira Yoshimo of Asaki Kasei Corporation Tokyo and Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan. Rechargeable World The lightweight, rechargeable battery is now used in everything from laptops, mobile phones, electronics and electric vehicles. It also stores significant amounts of wind and solar power, making the world less dependent on fossil fuel. As the Nobel Committee put it, the three have created a rechargeable world. Historic Innovation The foundation for the lithium-ion battery was laid by Stanley Whittingham in the 1970's. He...