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John B. Goodenough, who shared a Nobel Prize for his work on the lithium-ion battery, has died

A picture of John B. Goodenough holding a battery.
Image: The University of Texas at Austin

John B. Goodenough, a professor who played a critical role in the development of the lithium-ion batteries that are now ubiquitous in the devices we rely on every day, died on Sunday, The University of Texas at Austin announced. He was 100 years old.

Goodenough’s key battery breakthrough happened more than 40 years ago. “He and his research team found that by using lithium cobalt oxide as the cathode of a lithium-ion rechargeable battery, it would be possible to achieve a high density of stored energy with an anode other than metallic lithium,” according to the university’s blog post.

But even though lithium-ion batteries are everywhere — you can find them in things like smartphones, tablets, laptops, video game consoles, and even…

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Author: Jay Peters. [Source Link (*), The Verge – All Posts]

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