The awarding of this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of lithium-ion batteries was long overdue for a technology that is already providing a vital component of the energy economy.

中文翻译：

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期待已久的聚会。

今年的诺贝尔化学奖因锂离子电池的开发而被授予，因为这项技术已经成为能源经济的重要组成部分。