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Charging Electric Vehicles & Mental Models
Frances Sprei from Chalmers University, Sweden, and Willett Kempton of U.S. University of Delaware, may seem an unusual combination. After…
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An Inclinator Fit for a King & Other Tales
King Henry VIII was the first recorded owner of a stairlift, after he hurt his leg, became disabled, and could…
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No Need to Eat Our Socks
All batteries have three basic bits that make our phones work, our cars start, and our alarm batteries function. In…
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Beam Me Up I’m Wearing My Photovoltaics
We have been dreaming of portable electronics and mini solar booster packs ever since Captain Kirk tapped the star on…
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How a Frog’s Leg Became the First Battery
The search for the modern battery depends on bursts of inspiration separated by periods of diligent research. The story begins…