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TOPSHOT - American professor and solid-state physicist, John Goodenough, one of three winners of the Nobel Chemistry Prize, attends a press conference at The Royal Society in London on October 9, 2019. - Three researchers won the Nobel Chemistry Prize on Wednesday for the development of lithium-ion batteries, paving the way for smartphones and a fossil fuel-free society. John Goodenough of the United States -- at 97 the oldest person to be awarded a Nobel prize -- Britain's Stanley Whittingham, and Japan's Akira Yoshino will share the nine million Swedish kronor (about $914,000 or 833,000 euros) prize equally, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)His discoveries helped make portable electronics such as cell phones and laptops ubiquitous, and they laid the groundwork for the development of long-range electric vehicles and renewable energy storage.
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