- Split the Atom — 2023-10-10 00:05:57
… controlled splitting of the atom happened in **1932** when John Cockcroft and Ernest Walton focused a proton beam onto lithium and bust its nucleus. The era of **nuclear physics** was born. It was the first nuclear transmutation of one element …
…(lithium) to another (helium) under full human control. {{toc}} {{Image url="SplitAtom.jpg" class="left" title="Split Atom" widt…
…nd Walton measured the total kinetic energy of the helium nuclei. It was greater than that of the original hydrogen and lithium nuclei. But they also observed a loss in the total mass of the nuclei. This provided confirmation of **Einstein's law**… - Lithium-ion Battery — 2023-09-23 15:53:22
… along with John B. Goodenough and Akira Yoshino, was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. {{Image url="LithiumEvBattery.jpg" class="left-right" title="Lithium Ev Battery" width="400" }} == Battery Revolution == {{Image url="Lith…
…iumPhoneBattery.jpg" class="left" title="Lithium Phone Battery" width="300" }} The Lithium-ion battery has made pocket mobile phones a reality. A small compact rechargeable battery cell that can be reused many …