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A Garnet of a Battery Leap Forward
Garnet gemstones are a group of silicate minerals with a famous pedigree. First, their ruby…
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Film Capacitors Are Not Just for Movies
Film capacitors are functionally similar to ceramic capacitors because they are both non-polarized. We can…
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A Battery Made from Beer
Well not quite, although some home brewers might find the idea of a battery made…
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‘Ancient Battery’ from the Parthian Period
The Parthian Empire controlled the Middle East and Central Europe from 247 BC to 224…
Battery Basics
What Are Electrodes & What Do They Do?
If you think of an ‘elect-rode’ as being an electric rod, you are close to…
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California UNI Comes Closer to an Everlasting Battery
We’re excited about the possibility of a battery we can recharge forever, and no, we…
Longer Lasting Rechargeable Lithium Batteries with Silicon Electrodes
Researchers create longer-lasting, higher-capacity lithium rechargeable batteries, like the ones commonly used in…
Battery Basics
Magnesium-Ion Batteries: One Step Up From The Li-Ion Technology
The technology of li-ion batteries may be the best energy storage yet. Considered as today’s…
The Difference Between Galvanic Cells and Electrolytic Cells
Oxidation-reduction, or redox reactions, takes place in electrochemical cells. There are two different types…
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What Is A Supercapacitor?
Capacitors are units designed to store energy by static charge, as opposed to electrochemical reactions…