Are batteries safe to eat? And other little science news.
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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…
New Study Shows Why Batteries Fail
A new study shows that rapid-charging a battery and using it to provide high-power,…
Harvest Energy While You Munch Away
Researchers in Canada developed a chin strap that can harvest energy from the movement…
Replacing Your Home Alarm System Batteries
Your alarm system battery supplies your home alarm with the backup power it requires…
Webcast About Great Battery Experiments from the Iron Science Teacher
A parody of the cult Japanese TV program “Iron Chef” here is an excellent webcast where a…