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First Hybrid Electric Lohner–Porsche Auto
Battery storage for electric automobiles was proceeding apace, as more manufacturers began making lead-acid cells.…
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Electric Submarine Power Beneath the Ocean
The first submarine vessels used human effort to propel them across, and through the ocean.…
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Moritz von Jacobi Demos First Electric Boat
Moritz von Jacobi was a Prussian engineer working largely in the Russian Empire, and an…
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Tissandier and Chromate Acid Cells Fly
The chromate acid cells we also call bichromate of potash batteries, were a great innovation…
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Are Materials Insulators or Conductors?
An insulator, in electricity is a material or covering that does not admit electrons to…
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M Stanley Whittingham Father of Intercalation
Developing the lithium-ion battery was far from being the flash of inspiration that occurred with…
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Easy AA Battery Spinner Experiment
Converting raw energy into spinning motion powers land, air and ocean transport. We need electric…
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Lightweight Lithium Metal Takes Center Stage
Lithium is the metal with lowest density, meaning least compactness. It also has the greatest…
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Nickel-Hydrogen Batteries Appear in Satellites
Nickel hydride batteries gained a firm foothold in the post-war consumer market. However, the technology…
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The Kordesch Hydrogen Fuel Cell
Karl Kordesch was a front runner of a new wave of energy storage pioneers. He…