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Batteries and Energy Storage

Technologies for storing electrical energy.

Almanac Thirty Years to a Pocket-Sized Battery
  • Why was Stanley Whittingham's original metallic-lithium battery useful in principle but dangerous in practice?
  • How did John Goodenough's switch to a lithium cobalt oxide cathode improve battery voltage?
  • What change did Akira Yoshino make to the battery's anode that finally made it safe enough for everyday devices?
  • Why was John Goodenough, at ninety-seven, the oldest person ever to win a Nobel Prize?