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Get Steamy With Robots At First Robotics
First Robotics Competition: Your Chance to Play an Engineer Your “first” experiences are often not…
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In-Store Phone Charging Streaks Ahead
While lithium-ion batteries are great when phones are new, their capacity gradually withers like yesterday’s…
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Is Urea the ‘Holy Grail’ of Batteries?
If there is a ‘holy grail’ of batteries among the ebb and flow of research…
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Right Sized Battery Banks on Board
We do not recommend you have more battery banks on board than you absolutely must.…
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Types of Marine Batteries in Use Today
The most popular types of marine batteries use lead acid technology. There are three main…
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Silicon Joule Lead Battery Surge
Lithium has been so much in the news of late that lead acid seemed like…
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A Ferrari for Your Thoughts Sir
The Shell Eco-Marathon Drivers’ World Championship hopes to bring the best urban-concept teams together. It…
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Why Some Phones Take Longer to Charge
Smartphone users want slimmer phones that take less time to charge. This can run counter…
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The Legacy of Lithium-Ion Batteries
The virtual newsstands were groaning under the weight of videos of a certain laptop catching…
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MIT Investigates Solid Lithium-Ion Batteries
Solid lithium-ion batteries are back in the news again. Most commercial batteries – outside of…