Editing 1980 in science (section)

==Chemistry==
* [[John B. Goodenough]], working with colleagues at the [[University of Oxford]] [[Inorganic Chemistry]] Laboratory, identifies the cathode material that enables development of the rechargeable [[lithium-ion battery]].<ref>{{cite journal|author1=Mizushima, K.|author2=Jones, P. C.|author3=Wiseman, P. J.|author4=Goodenough, J. B.|title=Li<sub>x</sub>CoO<sub>2</sub> (0<x≪-1): A new cathode material for batteries of high energy density|journal=Materials Research Bulletin|date=June 1980|volume=15|issue=6|pages=783–789|doi=10.1016/0025-5408(80)90012-4|s2cid=97799722 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|first=Alan|last=Dronsfield|title=Inorganic Chemical Laboratory, Oxford/John Goodenough Landmark Award|url=http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/rschg/Newsletter/NL1101.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924132055/http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/rschg/Newsletter/NL1101.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-09-24|pages=25–27|journal=RSC Historical Group Newsletter|publisher=Royal Society of Chemistry|accessdate=2012-01-17|date=January 2011}}</ref>
* [[Royal Society of Chemistry]] formed by merger of the [[Royal Institute of Chemistry]], the [[Chemical Society]], the [[Faraday Society]] and the [[Society for Analytical Chemistry]], with headquarters in London.