Battery Basics
A Touch Keeps Phone Batteries Going Longer
It is so annoying having a phone battery die on us at a critical moment…
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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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Why There are Lead-Acid Batteries on Submarines
Submarines need large amounts of electricity to operate safely under water. They charge their batteries…
Battery Experiments
Start a Campfire with Any Nine Volt Battery
Did you ever go hiking into the mountains when it rained and everything got wet?…
Battery Technical
Bendable Battery Announced by Panasonic
The search for a bendable battery is increasingly in focus. We want to take our…
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Why Do We Call a Battery … A Battery
What’s in a name? Nothing, until we associate it with something concrete. Before 1799, a…
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Was Otto von Guericke a Battery Visionary?
Otto von Guericke was the first person to demonstrate static electricity. This is a condition…
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How to Extend Your Battery Life
Battery life depends mainly on battery design and manufacturing quality. Individual batteries also benefit from…
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Nissan Finds New Use for Lithium-Ion Batteries
The Nissan Navara EnGuard emergency support pickup may not be an electric-powered vehicle, but it…
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Li-Ion Batteries Up in the Sky
Nickel-cadmium and Li-Ion batteries on board passenger aircraft have an important job to do. They…