In the words of the Nobel Prize Committee, the trio “created a rechargeable world”. He started to research superconductors and discovered an extremely energy-rich material, which he used to create an innovative cathode in a lithium battery. “Lithium-ion batteries have revolutionised our lives since they first entered the market in 1991,” said the Nobel Prize Committee. The award, commonly dubbed the “Nobel prize in cancer research”, is being presented to her for her work on cancer genome interpretation. Her research work allows for mutations in cancer tumours to be analysed using new bio-informatics methods, which in turn enables new approaches to targeted therapies.

Source: New Strait Times October 21, 2019 14:37 UTC