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Electric Warships: Now That’s a Thing
A US Government report ‘Technology for the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 2000-2035′ reveals…
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Why There are Lead-Acid Batteries on Submarines
Submarines need large amounts of electricity to operate safely under water. They charge their batteries…
Battery Basics
Li-Ion Batteries Up in the Sky
Nickel-cadmium and Li-Ion batteries on board passenger aircraft have an important job to do. They…
Battery Experiments
Which AA Battery Brand Is Best?
Did you ever wonder which make of AA battery is best to buy? The most…
Are batteries safe to eat? And other little science news.
If you ever thought that scientists are doing nothing but iron their lab coats all…
Gesture Recognition System That Runs without Batteries
What if you could mute or pause the song playing on the smartphone, in…
The Second Law of Thermodynamics
The second law of thermodynamics states that in a natural thermodynamic process, there is…
Revolutionary New Form of Silicon Great for Solar Panels
A team of Carnegie scientists led by Timothy Strobel has synthesized an entirely new…
What is Spintronic Technology
Spintronics is an emerging field of technology, where devices work by manipulating the spin…
Transparent Solar Cells Look Promising for Batteries
An emerging class of electrically conductive plastics, called Radical Polymers, are introducing low-cost, transparent…