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Lithium-ion batteries were commercialised by Sony in 1991

John Goodenough, Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino received the Nobel Prize for their development

Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries use lithium ions moving between positive and negative electrodes during charging and discharging cycles. Commercialised in 1991 for consumer video cameras, their high energy density made portable laptops, smartphones, and electric vehicles practical. The key inventors were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2019.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: John Goodenough, Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino received the Nobel Prize for their development. The figure is taken from Nobel Prize Committee, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a technology fact?: Yes. It sits on the Technology shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.