Batteries- love ’em or hate ’em, they’re ubiquitous in our mobile-technology world. Is the battery in your phone the same kind that is in your car? Why do things get so hot when you charge them? How can a battery be powered by acid?? Answers to that and more, in the actual episode.

Sources:

How (Rechargeable) Batteries Work:

• HowStuffWorks.com, Updated: 11 February 2021, Accessed: 9 June 2021, “How Batteries Work”
• Panasonic-eneloop.eu, Accessed: 9 June 2021, “How do (rechargeable) batteries work?”

Nickel-Based Batteries:

• BatteryUniversity.com, Accessed: 9 June 2021, “BU-203: Nickel-based Batteries”

Lithium-Ion & Polymer:

• Android Authority, 8 May 2021, “Lithium-ion vs lithium-polymer: What’s the difference?“
• BellTestChamber.com, 8 July 2020, “Why does the lithium ion battery explode?”
• How-To Geek, Updated: 16 January 2018, Accessed: 9 June 2021, “Why Do Lithium-Ion Batteries Explode?“
• BatteryUniversity.com, Accessed: 9 June 2021, “Is Lithium-ion the Ideal Battery?”
• BatteryUniversity.com, Accessed: 9 June 2021, “BU-410: Charging at High and Low Temperatures”
• Clean Energy Institute – University of Washington, Accessed: 9 June 2021, “What is a lithium-ion battery and how does it work?”
• Dfrsolutions.com, 24 May 2018, “Why Do Lithium-Ion Batteries Swell?”
• US Department of the Interior, 2012, “Lithium Use in Batteries” (PDF)

Lead-Acid Battery:

• Nationalmaglab.org, Accessed: 9 June 2021, “Plante Battery – 1859”
• BatteryUniversity.com, Accessed: 9 June 2021, “BU-201: How does the Lead Acid Battery Work?”
• AltEnergy.org, Accessed: 9 June 2021, “Introduction to Lead-Acid Batteries”

Supercapacitors:

• The Verge, 17 August 2018, “Supercapacitors power the Note 9 stylus — but are they ready to replace batteries?“
• Gizmodo, 2 September 2015, “A Supercapacitor Stylus Is The Best Thing About Lenovo’s New Laptops“

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