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What’s it like to work with a Nobel Prize winner? Colleagues say John Goodenough is a man of science with a passion for people

By Guest PostApril 27, 2020Scienceakira yoshino, arumugam manthiram, goodenough lab, john goodenough, lithium ion batteries, michael stanley whittingham, nobel prize winner, passion for people

The Nobel Foundation honored University of Texas engineering professor John Goodenough, 97, with the 2019 Nobel Prize in chemistry last fall.

Goodenough, along with researchers Michael Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino, was recognized for contributions to the development of lithium-ion batteries, which power laptops, smartphones and other electronic devices. But those who work with Goodenough say he should be acknowledged not only for his scientific strides but also for his kindness. (more…)

Fast and curious: Electrons hurtle into the interior of a new class of quantum materials

By Guest PostJuly 21, 2014Sciencebismuth, blueberry, blueberry juice, cherryactive ltd, concentrate, electrons, Germany, interior, joanna bowtell, justin trudeau, new class, nobel prize winner, paul dirac, princeton university, samsung smart tv, selenium, singapore, smartphones, spying tool, Sweden, taiwan, topological insulator, united states, weeping angel

As smartphones get smarter and computers compute faster, researchers actively search for ways to speed up the processing of information. Now, scientists at Princeton University have made a step forward in developing a new class of materials that could be used in future technologies.

They have discovered a new quantum effect that enables electrons — the negative-charge-carrying particles that make today’s electronic devices possible — to dash through the interior of these materials with very little resistance. (more…)

Breakthrough Scientific Discoveries No Longer Dominated By the Very Young, Study Finds

By Guest PostNovember 11, 2011Science20th century, benjamin jones, biographical analysis, bruce weinberg, jeff grabmeier, knowledge, medicine, nobel laureates, nobel prize, nobel prize winner, northwestern university, ohio state university, physicists, physics, quantum mechanics, scientists under the age of 40, significant breakthroughs in chemistry

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Scientists under the age of 40 used to make the majority of significant breakthroughs in chemistry, physics and medicine – but that is no longer the case, new research suggests.

A study of Nobel Laureates from 1901 to 2008 in these three fields examined the age at which scientists did their prize-winning work.

Results showed that before 1905, about two-thirds of winners in all three fields did their prize-winning work before age 40, and about 20 percent did it before age 30. (more…)

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What’s it like to work with a Nobel Prize winner? Colleagues say John Goodenough is a man of science with a passion for people

Fast and curious: Electrons hurtle into the interior of a new class of quantum materials

Breakthrough Scientific Discoveries No Longer Dominated By the Very Young, Study Finds