royal academy of sciences praising john b. good of him stanley winning him and a cure for developing batteries that are white weight and can be used in many devices we know them very well from cell phones to laptops to electric vehicles. wireless digital devices are everywhere nowadays and the lithium ion batteries made them possible today the scientists behind the innovation were honored with the nobel prize in chemistry the royal swedish academy of sciences has today decided to award the thew 1900 nobel prize in chemistry jointly to john be good enough m. stanley wick to him and i fear not. for the development of lithium ion batteries. back in the 1970 s. and eighty's stanley witting amen john be good enough laid the foundation for the 1st batteries made from the light metal about to truly take off the technology had to be refined by akido yoshino in the mid eighty's he began experimenting with lithium ion making batteries that were light nearly endlessly rechargeable and safe for everyday use. the impact on industry and soc

royal swedish academy which makes the award so the scandal rock field has ation and that is why its mission laureates that would be to be announced shortly the swedish academy awards the literature prize. and each year the nobel committee receives around $200.00 nominations from across the world 8 authors have made it onto the shortlist for this year just a reminder that we will get to awards this year one for 20 $9001.00 for $28.00 team now there are strict secrecy rules covering the winners so really we have no idea in the ones who would be next literature laureates will be. just point out that so far 9 nobel prizes have been awarded this week and all of the glorious have been made and. so on this also in the chair of the nobel committee of the swedish academy these days are so excited to see how people react to the prize the. history speaking in swedish south continue we'll keep our eye on that but chavez is and is also in the chair with the nobel committee off the swedish academy. as i was saying. that's like we can go back to him he's now talking in english. must. see. yourself. during

swedish academy mean all $29.00 teams prize has gone to a hunk of a well known novelist playwright and translator. and we have karen help from to get your culture with us i care and how much is a surprise are these 2 picture well on the one hand you know it's not terribly surprising because of course both of these authors have been considered serious contenders before especially peter who's who's the elder of the 2 for many years considered one of the best writers writing in german on the other hand you know we have 2 european winners here one of whom is a man and this comes just days after anders olsen in the in the literature for me said that diversity was going to be a big priority that they were going to be trying to get away from their very eurocentric and male oriented past so i don't really see this as fitting the bill and therefore i do find it quite surprising the choice for this year's award and when you consider that only 14 women have won the award in the history so now 15 to carjack in the history of the entire event i think 2 women might have been in order a bit more corr

royal academy of sciences place appraised john be good enough and standing with you and your sheena for developing batteries that are lightweight and can be used in many devices from cell phones to laptops and electric vehicles. wireless digital devices are everywhere nowadays and the lithium ion batteries made them possible today the scientists behind the innovation were honored with the nobel prize in chemistry the royal swedish academy of sciences has today decided to award the thew 1900 nobel prize in chemistry jointly to john be good enough m. stanley whittingham and ikea. for the development of lithium ion batteries. back in the 1970 s. and eighty's stanley witting amen john be good enough lay the foundation for the 1st batteries made from the light metal about to truly take off that technology had to be refined by akido yoshino in the mid eighty's he began experimenting with lithium ion making batteries that were light nearly endlessly rechargeable and safe for everyday use. the impact on industry and society was massive today lithium ion batteries are used in everything from

the royal swedish academy of sciences lord of the trio for what it called groundbreaking research into what works and what doesn't in the fight to reduce global poverty their work showed how poverty can be addressed by breaking it down into smaller and more precise excuse in areas such as education and health care the new solutions with untested on location. has to do is only the 2nd woman to be awarded the nobel prize for economics and also the youngest at $46.00. it was incredibly humbling to tell you the truth i thought i didn't think it was possible to win the nobel. and you have to clear her. husband r.p.g. manager you have been studying the problems surrounding poverty for decades they're also the 1st married couple to be given the accolade. india's prime minister narendra modi congratulated the trio on twitter and a stream of well wishers and journalist were also quick to visit bandages mother in the indian city of kolkata 3 economists did most of their research and field testing in poor regions around the world. china wants further talks to hammer out the details of a phase one

the royal swedish academy of sciences lauded the trio for what it called groundbreaking research into what works and what doesn't in the fight to reduce global poverty their work showed how poverty can be addressed by breaking it down into smaller and more precise issues in areas such as education and health care the new solutions with untested on location. s. to do flow is only the 2nd woman to be awarded the nobel prize for economics and also the youngest at $46.00. it was incredibly humbling to tell you the truth i i didn't think it was possible to win the nobel price. and you have. to flow and her husband banner g have been studying the problems surrounding poverty for decades they're also the 1st married couple to be given the accolade. india's prime minister narendra modi congratulated the trio on twitter and a stream of well wishers and journalists were also quick to visit banner g.'s mother in the indian city of kolkata the 3 economists did most of their research and field testing in poor regions around the world. and here's a reminder about top stories syrian government troop

swedish academy of sciences has today decided to award the 2900 prize in physics with one half to james peebles for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology back in the 1960 s. cosmology was largely a speculative science but since then we've learned a huge amount about the evolution of the universe around us and james peoples was a key figure in that process nearly every step of the way time after time his seminal work in the field has helped scientists interpret traces from its earliest days and also help show the universe is expanding due to 2 of the greatest mysteries in modern physics dark matter and dark energy to other researchers and astronomy were also honored and the other half jointly to be shelled and. for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar types. back in the early 1990 s. it was still impossible to take the incredibly detailed measurements of a distant star the could show whether it was orbited by a planet michel maior and d.d.a. kilo developed new cutting edge methods to do so and sparked a revolution in astronomy more than 4000 so-called exoplanets have be

swedish academy. after the swedish academy's crisis mats mehlman is now making his 1st major appearance the new permanent secretary an ounce to prize winners today austrian p. to hand could take the award for 20192 of his most well known works offending the audience and the goalkeeper's fear of the penalty but the highly praised 76 year old feels that his readers judgment is the most important as he said in this 2017 interview for me comes on after this for me it's about the readers what the people say how they read or heard something this is just. the spirit moves me. but of course an award is a nice bonus if your. hunger is not uncontroversial politically during the war in yugoslavia he not only showed literary support for then president milosevic he also attended his funeral but that didn't play a role for the committee. even him the prize is a matter of course he's a great artist for 70 to 80 of his works in various genres a great creative ability that continues on broken. polish right to olga to

swedish academy which makes the award so the scandal rock feel that has ation and that is why its mission laureates that would be to be announced shortly the swedish academy awards the literature prize and each year the nobel committee receives around $200.00 nominations from across the world . those have made it onto the shortlist for this year just a reminder that we will get to awards this year one for $29.00 t. them one for $28.00 team now there are strict secrecy rules covering the windows so really we have no idea in the volumes who would be next literature laureates will be just point out that so far 9 nobel prizes have been awarded this week and all of the glorious have been men and. so on this olson the chair of the nobel committee of the swedish academy these days is excited to see how people react to the prize.

the swedish royal academy of science has praised them for developing batteries that are lightweight and can be used in many devices from cell phones to laptops to electric vehicles. >> wireless digital devices are everywhere nowadays, and lithium ion batteries made them possible. today, the scientists behind the innovation were honored with the nobel prize in chemistry. >> the royal swedish academy of sciences has today decided to award the 20 nobel prize in chemistry jointly. for the development of lithium-ion batteries. >> back in the 1970's and 1980's, two laid the foundation for the first batteries made from the light metal, but to truly take off, the technology had to be refined by the third. in the mid-1980's, he began experimenting with lithium ions, making batteries that were light, nearly endlessly rechargeable, and safe or every day use. the impact on industry and society was m massive. today, lithium-ion batteries are used in everything from smartphones to scooters and automobiles, and because the energy used to recharge them can come from renewable sources, they are helping

swedish academy of sciences has today decided to award the 2900 nobel prize in chemistry jointly to join the good enough m. stanley with him and i keyed out your she no. for the development of. batteries. back in the 1970 s. and eighty's stanley witting amen john b. good enough laid the foundation for the 1st batteries made from the light metal about to truly take off the technology had to be refined by a kid. in the mid eighty's he began experimenting with lithium ion making batteries that were light nearly endless li rechargeable and safe for everyday use. the impact on industry and society was massive today lithium ion batteries are used in everything from smart phones to scooters and automobiles. because the energy used to recharge them can come from renewable sources they're helping us i'm sure in a more sustainable world even off the grid for years scientists have been looking at new ways of storing energy but nothing has managed to beat the lithium ion battery for capacity and reliability it was a development that changed the world. now 2 nobel prizes in literature will be an

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the unusual delay was due to a sexual-assault scandal at the royal swedish academy. reporter: after this reader's acadademy's crisis, -- the swedh academy's crisis, the new permanent secretary announced two prizewinners today. austrian peter handkee tooook te award for 2019. but the highly praised 76-year-old feels his readers' jujudgment is the most importan, as he said in this 2017 interview. peter: for me, i is about the readers,s, what the people say, how they read or heard something. it movoves me. but of course, an award is a ninice bonus. repoporter: handke is not uncontroversial politically. during the war in yugoslavia, you not only showed -- he not only s swed supporort for slobon milosevic, h he attended his funeral. >> giving him the prize is a matter of f course. he is a great artist. 7280 of his works in various jon runyans, a a great -- in various jogegenres. repoporter: polish w wrir o olga totokarczuk had surprising succs for "the book of jacob." she received the 2018 prize troactivelely. >> she writes acrossss bordersr, anand that is clear eveven in

swedish academy which confers awards meanwhile $29.00 teams prize has gone to paper well known as a novelist playwright and translator. i'm joined now by our in-house. culture department good to have you here current so how much of a surprise would the selections have to give you my honest opinion i think in some ways these aren't surprising choices because they are people who have been touted as possible winners before especially peter hunter for many many years on the other hand and of course with. many feel that she's an excellent choice she's as i've said before quite a quite a young writer in comparison to some of the people who've been on the list for longer. and possibly also good very good candidates but she is definitely a strong candidate so there's no surprise in that sense but i think it's a surprising choice in general 1st of all this is 2 european writers one of whom is a man and very much sort of from an older establishment i mean we can talk about him a bit more in a 2nd but i mean this comes just days after they said that they wanted to privilege diversity. and get

swedish academy of sciences has awarded the nobel prize for chemistry to a team of 3 scientists john b. goode and m. stanley witting and a cure your shino developed lithium ion batteries the committee says the batteries are lightweight and can be used in devices from mobile phones to laptops and electronic vehicles. well joining me now to dissect all of that for the unscientific of us like me is derrick williams from our science stick desk derek tell us a bit more about these batteries well batteries are a fairly simple idea they've been they've been around in one form or another since the 1900 centuries you have a positive everybody knows time to more or less how they work you have a positive pole and you have a negative pole and you connect those 2 with the bridge and electrons flow from the positive pole to the negative pole voila you have electricity now the thing about lithium what special about lithium is that it's a particular material that is both able to give up an electron very easily and it's happy to accept one back and so it's kind of the perfect material to use in a bat

swedish academy which prefers the awards meanwhile $29.00 teams prize has gone to pay to hunka a well known rather well known as a novelist a playwright and a translator. well i'm joined now by car and how. to have your car in so how much of a surprise. witness i'm going to say that it wasn't surprising on the one hand because both of these authors have been touted as as potential candidates before especially who's been really kind of waiting in the wings for a number of years he's 7 almost 77 years old yet and definitely one of the best writers writing in german but on the other hand i mean we have to europeans here. one of whom is a man and this comes just days after under the rules and the literature committee said that diversity was going to be a key priority that they wanted to get away from their traditionally rather eurocentric and male oriented perspective in the past so i don't really see this is fitting the bill which is why i do find it surprising when you consider that only 14 women in the history of the prize have ever won so now 15 with over to look. this choice for 2019

swedish academy of sciences has awarded the nobel prize for chemistry to a tame of 3 scientists john goodenough stanley wishing him and akira your she. developed lithium ion batteries the committee says the battery is a lightweight and can be used in devices from mobile phones to laptops and electric vehicles. well joining me now to dissect all of that for the unscientific of us like me is derrick williams from our scientific desk derek tell us a bit more about these batteries well the trees are a fairly simple idea they've been they've been around in one form or another since the 1900 centuries you have a positive everybody knows to more or less how they work you have a positive pole and you have a negative pole and you connect those 2 with the bridge and electrons flow from the positive pole to the negative old voila you have electricity now the thing about lithium what special about lithium is that it's a particular material that is both able to give up an electron very easily and it's happy to accept one back and so it's kind of the perfect material to use in a battery that where

swedish academy which confer the awards. i'm joined now by art how step from department good to have you here current so how much of a surprise would the selections have to give you my honest opinion i think in some ways these aren't surprising choices because they are people who have been touted as possible winners before especially peter hunter for many many years on the other hand and of course with. many feel that she's an excellent choice she's as i've said before quite a quite a young writer in comparison to some of the people who've been on the list for longer. and possibly also good very good candidates but she is definitely a strong candidate so there's no surprise in that sense but i think it's it's it's a surprising choice in general 1st of all this is 2 european writers one of whom is a man and very much sort of from an older establishment i mean we can talk about him a bit more in a 2nd but i mean this comes just days after they said that they wanted to privilege diversity. and get away from their eurocentric an

well now it's to some breaking news and the royal swedish academy of sciences has just awarded the nobel prize in chemistry to a tame of 3 scientists john being good in our m. stanley wishing him and developed lithium ion battery the committee says the battery is a lot weight and can be used in devices from my of all phones to laptops and electric vehicles. well to explain all of that to us i'm joined by derek williams from our science desk put the development of lithium batteries in context the context of what's so challenging about it but the thing is the thing about battery systems is that is they've been around really since the 1900 centuries of these storage systems for energy to power things it's a fairly simple set up to you have a positively you have opposed leave charged and of the battery in a negatively charged under the batter down in the catheter and you get this flow of the inside of that anode and cathode you have positively charged negatively charged molecules or or elements there that means that they're willing to give up electrons and if you give up those electrons over