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Why Do Batteries Have A Positive And Negative Side? (And Do They Always Have To Be Facing Opposite?)
The positive and negative terminals are foundational to how a battery works, but the terminals don't necessarily need to be ...
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Efficient Methane Production from Beer Wastewater in a Membraneless Microbial Electrolysis Cell with a Stacked Cathode: The Effect of the Cathode/Anode Ratio on Bioenergy Recovery
† State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment (SKLUWRE), Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, People’s Republic of China ‡ Key Laboratory of ...
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The ultimate guide to battery technology
The voltage is essentially the ‘pressure’ driving the flow of electrons from the anode to the cathode. The nominal voltage of a battery cell is determined by its chemistry. For example ...
Chimera approach overcomes mitochondrial barrier to alter protein production in living cells
Mitochondria supply the body with the energy currency adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which drives all bodily activities. For ...
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Imaging of Explosive Emission Cathode and Anode Plasma in a Vacuum-Sealed Vircator High-Power Microwave Source at 250 A/cm
The EEE centers are known to produce localized plasmas on the surface of the cathode that release and ionize the electrode material. Further, low melting point material in the anode is released due to ...
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Anode–Cathode Synergistic Filter Activating Peroxymonosulfate at Multiple Active Sites for Highly Efficient and Economical Water Purification
Key Laboratory of Pollution Process and Environmental Criteria, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China Tianjin Key Laboratory ...
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A new method for verifying energy losses in battery cells
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An improved open cathode proton exchange membrane fuel cell control ensuring a simultaneous regulation of temperature and air flow
Abstract: This paper presents an improved control strategy of an open cathode proton exchange membrane fuel cell, which ensures an efficient operation and a long lifetime of the stack. The key idea is ...
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Scientists make game-changing discovery after studying crystal with unique capabilities: 'High-performance'
A multi-institution team has a solution for troublesome cathode cracking in a unique battery type. As is often the case elsewhere in life, it seems the breakdown happens after too much stress, ...