Battery Basics
Electrode Chemistry Inside a Storage Battery
We established in a previous post how electrons travel between electrodes in a battery to…
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Battery Basics
Battery Basics
Affordable Lead Acid Batteries are Dependable
Folk sometimes ask us why we are still manufacturing lead acid batteries when there is…
Battery Basics
Electrochemical Reactions in Batteries
Electrochemical reactions are transfers of electrons between substances. Hence electrochemistry studies the relationship between electricity…
Battery Experiments
Gold Nanowire Technology Could Mean Never Replacing Your Batteries
Imagine a battery that requires no replacing. It stays charged indefinitely, saving you endless dollars…
Battery Basics
How Does an Electric Circuit Actually Work?
The voltage of a battery defines the electrical potential it contains. However, we have to…
Battery Experiments
Power from Zinc and Copper in Action
Alessandro Volta made the world’s first battery in 1791. We don’t know why he piled…
Battery Experiments
Electricity Experiment for Kids: Splitting Water
Splitting water sounds as crazy as cutting it with a knife, because it will flow…
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…
Longer Lasting Rechargeable Lithium Batteries with Silicon Electrodes
Researchers create longer-lasting, higher-capacity lithium rechargeable batteries, like the ones commonly used in…