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Thicker Electrodes for Smarter Batteries
For quite a while the trend has been to make batteries thinner. So smartphones slip into our pockets easier, and…
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Battery Basics
Three Phases That Affect The Life Of A Lead Acid Battery
A lead acid battery is the oldest type of rechargeable battery. It was invented back in 1859 by Gaston Planté…
Battery Basics
How do I pick a battery charger?
There are different types of batteries, so while choosing a battery charger you must consider the types of the battery…
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Camille Alphonse Faure (1840 – 1898)
Camille Alphonse Faure was born at Vizille, in south-eastern France, in 1840. In his thirties, he worked in Kent, England,…
Battery Technical
The Biot-Savart Law
The Biot-Savart law is named after two French scientists, Jean-Baptiste Biot and Felix Savart, who discovered it in 1820. The…