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Applications for Atomic Batteries in Society
An atomic battery uses energy from a radio isotope to generate electricity. However, it does…
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Exploring Sealed Lead-Acid Battery Basics
Nobody explained how batteries worked when we were kids at school. The curriculum may be…
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Electro-Chemical Applications in Industry
We round off our short series of articles about electro-chemistry, by reviewing common electro-chemical applications…
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Aerogel Battery Shielding from Runaway Fires
Aerogels are a group of synthetic, porous, ultralight materials derived from gels. Wikipedia confirms manufacturers…
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Nuclear Batteries and Regulatory Oversight
Nuclear batteries – or thermoelectric generators in technical terms – have been powering spacecraft, including…
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Flexible Batteries in Personal Devices
Flexible batteries work well on, and in living creatures, because they can adapt to their…
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Shift Towards Hybrid Supercapacitors
Our previous three posts reach the inescapable conclusion that neither batteries, nor capacitors meet our…
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Different Batteries for a Changing World
There was a time when there were no power stations and utility grids. Therefore, if…
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Gaston Planté’s Lead Acid Battery Cell
We will probably never know what inspired Gaston Plante to create a spiral roll of…
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UltraBattery Hybrid Long Life Storage Device
The UltraBattery hybrid is a modified, long-life lead-acid energy storage device that operates in a…