3 scientists win 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Stockholm: Three scientists have been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of lithium-ion batteries, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Wednesday.
The prestigious award will be shared by John B. Goodenough of the University of Texas at Austin, M. Stanley Whittingham of Binghamton University and Akira Yoshino of Meijo University. The recipients will get equal shares of the 9 million Swedish kronor cash award.
According to a press release here, the three scientists “created a rechargeable world”.
“This lightweight, rechargeable and powerful battery is now used in everything from mobile phones to laptops and electric vehicles,” said the press release.
According to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Whittingham, born in the UK in 1941, worked on developing methods that could lead to fossil fuel-free energy technologies.
“The foundation of the lithium-ion battery was laid during the oil crisis in the 1970s…He started to research superconductors and discovered an extremely energy-rich material, which he used to create an innovative cathode in a lithium battery,” the press release stated.