Latest Nobel Prize in Polymer  (Chemistry 2019)

The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was given to John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino "for the creation of lithium-ion batteries," making it the most recent award related to polymers. One of the most significant breakthroughs for modern society is the lithium-ion battery, which makes it possible for people to utilize portable electronic gadgets like smartphones, laptops, and electric vehicles by efficiently, compactly, and rechargeable storing energy. The application of polymers in the form of electrolytes and separators in lithium-ion batteries plays a key role.

Both the electrolyte and the separator, which keep the electrodes apart while allowing ions to pass through but are typically formed of polymers, are substances that conduct ions between the electrodes. Each year, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry is given to a scientist who has made remarkable contributions to science. Many of the past winners have worked with polymers or materials that are related to polymers.