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When Lithium-Ion Batteries Charge Slower
Lithium-ion battery prices are falling dramatically, as production volumes sky-rocket, but they are not perfect. When lithium-ion batteries charge slower…
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New Microbattery Holds Twice the Power of Current Microbatteries
Scientists have created a microbattery that holds twice the energy in comparison to current microbatteries used to monitor the…
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What is a Voltage Regulator?
If you were one of those curious students during your electronics classes’ days, you will remember the transistor and its…
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Andrew Crosse: Beyond the Insect Man
Andrew Crosse was a British amateur scientist born on 17 July 1784, the same year that Samuel Hunter Christie was…
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The AC to DC Conversion Process
From the previous post about alternating current (AC), we learned that the AC, in the form of “sine wave”, is…