Nachrichten aus der Chemie: Let's talk about batteries. Everyone knows that energy storage is a top priority today. But maybe at the time you were getting into science it was only a minor issue? Linda Nazar: That is true. Nachrichten: So why did you choose that field? Nazar: I was inspired by a series of lectures given by Malcolm Green, the great inorganic chemist from Oxford, when I was a graduate student at the University of Toronto. He talked about many fascinating topics, some of which were very complicated, like intercalation chemistry. So I thought, this science is interesting. I went to talk to him. I asked him what this was good for,...