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The Birth of the Modern Battery
The birth of the modern battery was a private affair, with only two amateur scientists…
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The First Smartphone Battery Ever
The first smartphone battery ever to reach consumers, used nickel-cadmium chemistry. It powered the IBM…
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Pioneering Days of Battery Flashlights
A fellow named Conrad Hubert founded the American Electrical Novelty and Manufacturing Company in 1896.…
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Who Developed The Lithium-Ion Battery?
Lithium-ion chemistry has made a dramatic difference to our lifestyles, by storing more energy per…
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Early Days of Lead-Acid Battery History
The lead battery that Gaston Planté invented in 1859, was the first ever rechargeable battery.…
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First Practical Electric Vehicles Emerge
Scientists researching the dawn of practical magnetism and electricity, must have dreamed of functional uses…
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Inspiration Behind Your Battery Flashlight
If you creep down the stairs with your flashlight this Christmas morning, to check everything…
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Early Days of Electro-Chemistry Explored
The science of electro-chemistry concerns itself with the relationship between electrical potential difference, and identifiable…
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General Motors EV1 Electric Car Debacle
The world was gradually waking up to the dangers of air pollution by the late…
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The Origins of Lithium Battery Chemistry
Batteries evolved down several centuries through the cumulative efforts of many people, most of whose…