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Battery Capacity or Cycle Life
Is battery capacity or cycle life more important to you? A battery’s capacity is the amount of power it can…
How Does a Lead Acid Battery Work?
A lead-acid battery comprises a number of pairs of lead-based plates, with separators between these plates. This assembly is inside…
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Graphite in Electrochemical Batteries
Graphite is an ancient mineral we find in carbon-rich sedimentary and igneous rocks, and also in meteorites from space. This…
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Upsurge In Vanadium Flow Batteries
There’s an upsurge in interest in vanadium flow batteries, containing vanadium ions in different states of oxidation. Vanadium redox flow…
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A Metal Gel That Defies Logic
___We expect a metal to be a smooth, hard object, and a gel to have jelly-like consistency. Scientists at Texas…
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Overlooking Battery PFAS Materials
We are overlooking battery PFAS materials in our haste to recycle more lucrative electrodes, says Dr Jacqueline Edge. She is…