Lithium ion battery scientists scoop Nobel Prize for Chemistry

Madeleine Cuff
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Committee awards prestigious prize to three scientists, declaring development of lithium ion batteries have made 'a fossil fuel-free world possible'

Three scientists have won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for their work developing the foundations for the world's booming lithium ion battery market. The Nobel Prize Committee yesterday awarded the...

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