The Nobel prize in chemistry has been awarded to three scientists for their work in developing lithium-ion batteries. At 97 years old, Goodenough is the oldest laureate to receive a Nobel prize in any discipline; Whittingham is the second British-born researcher to win a science Nobel this year. She burst into his room, exclaiming: “Wake up, wake up, you’ve won the Nobel prize!”. In a rechargeable battery, energy can be put into the device to reverse this process. His device, the first functional lithium battery, used lithium metal in the anode and lithium ions tucked into titanium disulphide for the cathode.

Source: The Guardian October 09, 2019 09:51 UTC