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This August 12, 2014 handout photo obtained October 9, 2019 courtesy of Binghamton University shows M. Stanley Whittingham, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Materials Science and Director of the Institute for Materials Research, in one of his Science II laboratories. - Three researchers won the Nobel Chemistry Prize on October 9, 2019 for the development of lithium-ion batteries, paving the way for smartphones and a fossil fuel-free society.John Goodenough of the United States -- at 97 the oldest person to be awarded a Nobel prize -- Britain's Stanley Whittingham, and Japan's Akira Yoshino will share the nine million Swedish kronor (about $914,000 or 833,000 euros) prize equally, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said. (Photo by Jonathan COHEN / Binghamton University / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY/JONATHAN COHEN/HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS