Japan’s Akira Yoshino among 3 winners of Nobel Prize in chemistry english.kyodonews.net

KYODO NEWS - 22 hours ago - 23:59 | All, WorldJapan's Akira Yoshino, America's John Goodenough and Britain's Stanley Whittingham won this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for their contributions to the development of lithium-ion batteries.
"Lithium-ion batteries have revolutionized our lives since they first entered the market in 1991.
Yoshino, 71, is honorary fellow at Japanese chemical company Asahi Kasei Corp. and a professor at Meijo University.
The academy said Whittingham created an innovative cathode in a lithium battery from titanium disulphide in the 1970s that can store lithium ions.
The prize of 9 million Swedish kronor ($904,600) will be divided equally among Yoshino, Whittingham and Goodenough, who became the oldest person in history to be awarded a Nobel Prize.