'Solid state electrolyte technology is a possible trigger'

摘要

ATZelectronics _ Yoshino-san, you are named the inventor of the lithium-ion battery. How do you see the developments in that area today? YOSHINO _ The development of the lithium - ion battery made a huge contribution to the realization of today’s mobile IT society. That was the first reason given for the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Looking back now, the 15 years between 1980 and 1995 were a period for preparation of many new technologies necessary to achieve the digitization of society. Development and commercialization of the lithium -ion battery also took place during that period. It was around 1995 when all the new technologies aligned and the mobile IT society quickly began emerging all across the world. My im pression is that there was a long preparation time, but once it started, digitization of society developed very rapidly. I think that gives us an important clue as to how the sustainable society is likely to evolve.