You probably know that voltaic batteries come in all kinds of shapes and sizes, from tiny button batteries to car batteries to huge industrial heavy-weights. They turn chemical energy into the electrical energy that people use to power clocks, toys, cell phones, medical devices, tablets, cars, satellites… and an LED! These batteries seem pretty complicated but you can make a real voltaic battery right in your kitchen. Grab the ice tray and start the electrons moving. Continue reading
Canadian Don Sadoway, a professor of materials chemistry at MIT, has captured the attention of the world with his quest to build a better battery. Continue reading
Health Canada says it received more than 100 consumer reports over the last year involving batteries — everything from overheating to starting fires.
Source: Battery fires: The potential danger hiding in your kitchen junk drawer at Christmas and year-round
Lemon battery, powers light bulb, Joey’s science project, 6 year old Joey (First Grade) demonstration of an electrical lemon battery. Continue reading
The Christmas lecturer Saiful Islam tries to break the world record for the world’s largest lemon battery. Continue reading
Every year, the world uses 35 billion barrels of oil. This massive scale of fossil fuel dependence pollutes the earth, and it won’t last forever. On the other hand, we have abundant sun, water and wind, which are all renewable energy sources. Continue reading
What should you do after your phone goes for a swim? Continue reading
Headlines keep on popping up in the news about exploding cellphones, laptops, and hover-boards. Continue reading
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