Prize announcement

Announcement of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry by Professor Göran K. Hansson, Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, on 9 October 2019.

“We can see an enormous, dramatic effect on society because of this fantastic battery”

Immediately after the announcement, Professor Olof Ramström, member of the Nobel Committee, was interviewed by freelance journalist Joanna Rose regarding this year’s prize and the huge, everyday impact of the development of lithium-ion batteries.

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Nobel Prizes 2019

Fifteen laureates have been awarded this year, for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.

Their work and discoveries range from how cells adapt to changes in levels of oxygen to our ability to fight global poverty.

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