Akira Yoshino
Akira Yoshino (吉野 彰, Yoshino Akira, born 30 January 1948) is a Japanese chemist. He is a professor at Meijo University. He is the inventor of lithium-ion battery (LIB) often used in cellular phones and notebook computers. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2019.[1]
Akira Yoshino | |
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吉野 彰 | |
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| Born | 30 January 1948
(aged 77) |
| Education | Kyoto University (BS, MS) Osaka University (PhD) |
| Awards | IEEE Medal for Environmental and Safety Technologies (2012) Global Energy Prize (2013) Charles Stark Draper Prize (2014) Japan Prize (2018) Nobel Prize (2019) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrochemistry |
| Institutions | Asahi Kasei Meijo University |
Akira Yoshino Media
Akira Yoshino, Honorary Fellow of Asahi Kasei Corp., has been chosen for Nobel Prize in Chemistry on October, 2019.
Ribbon bar: Order of Culture (Japan)
References
- ↑ Specia, Megan (9 October 2019). "Nobel Prize in Chemistry Honors Work on Lithium-Ion Batteries - John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino were recognized for research that has "laid the foundation of a wireless, fossil fuel-free society."". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/09/science/nobel-prize-chemistry.html. Retrieved 9 October 2019.