Japan’s Akira Yoshino among 3 winners of Nobel Prize in chemistry

Japan'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. They have laid the foundation of a wireless, fossil fuel-free society, and are of the greatest benefit to humankind," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.Yoshino, 71, is honorary fellow at Japanese chemical company Asahi Kasei Corp. and a professor at Meijo University. U.S. chemist Good…READ FULL ARTICLE