Lithium-Ion Batteries Win Nobel Prize for Chemistry

“This is a highly charged story,” began Olof Ramstrom, a member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, announcing that a trio of chemists who spent decades developing the lithium ion battery were today awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work. From a report: These batteries, small and powerful compared to older battery technology, made possible pocket-sized mobile phones, laptop…

Where Prisoners Can Lock Their Cells for Privacy, and Guards Are Told to Knock

As part of a strategy to improve confinement conditions and boost rehabilitation, a prison in Wales allows inmates laptops and the ability to lock their cells for privacy. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/31/world/europe/uk-prison-cell-inmates.html?partner=rss&emc=rss