Editorial

Abstract

Cairo), in collaboration with the Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research & Technology and the National Committee on Crystallography. While the meeting was well attended, the Editor had the privilege of meeting Dr John B. Goodenoughthe winner of this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of lithium-ion batteries. 1 One can argue that creativity is priceless, but it would feel good to be recognized. Dr Goodenough had been nominated for the Nobel Prize in the 1980s (Emmanuel Kaldis, Personal Communication, 12 October 2019). The global market for rechargeable batteries is projected to exceed $40•9 billion by 2024. 2 Supercapacitors/ultracapacitors represent a closely related technology. In 2018, the global market for these energy storage devices was $685 million; it is anticipated to reach $2187 million by 2024. 3 Thermal management of rechargeable batteries 4-6 and supercapacitors 7 continue to be of significant interest to the research community. Infrared imaging facilitates a detailed understanding of the thermal distribution and heat transfer, in real-time, in rechargeable batteries and supercapacitors. 8 The first of the papers in this issue of Emerging Materials Research focuses on 'Optical properties of 2-aminopyridine potassium dihydrogen phosphate cadmium chloride'. 9 This paper is by D. Sivavishnu, R. Srineevasan and J. Johnson from the PG