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Many Battery Types Do Not Intercalate
Intercalation is a process whereby qualifying ions insert themselves between layers of material structures, without fracturing them. This is the…
Electricity from Air for Nano-Scale Devices
In our previous post we wrote about storing and harvesting energy in the air, and how Jun Yao discovered the…
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Outer space is a cold lonely place that makes deep-sea travel relatively warmer, but still deadly for humans. Batteries also…
Snap’s free-flying camera with built-in drone sounded like a great idea when it launched. The owner paired it with their…
Indium is a soft metal that you can cut with a knife, and easily hammer into shape. The silvery-white material…
We published a post recently explaining Seattle’s new policy for consumer disposal of old, spent, and defective batteries. These unwanted…