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A guide to lithium-ion battery charging best practices - Popular …
WEBSep 20, 2021 · When your battery is discharging, Battery University recommends that you only let it reach 50 percent before topping it up again. While you’re charging it back up, you should also avoid pushing ...
Why do we see ghosts? - Popular Science
WEBOct 6, 2020 · The apparitions in movies like The Grudge and The Amityville Horror will stop at nothing to chase down their human victims, but ghosts aren’t innately terrifying. Research suggests that the ...
The best home wind turbines for 2024, according to experts
WEBJul 9, 2024 · Best eco-friendly: Tumo-Int 1000W 3 Blades 48V Wind Turbine. Getting the best home wind turbine for your home is no small feat—sometimes quite literally. It takes a big product to get the level ...
Types of clouds and the weather they bring | Popular Science
WEBMay 30, 2023 · Many kinds of clouds start close to the ground—6,500 feet or below—and extend high into the atmosphere. These clouds are called nimbostratus, stratus, stratocumulus, cumulus, and cumulonimbus ...
Are viruses alive? New evidence says yes - Popular Science
WEBSep 26, 2015 · By creating a reliable method of studying viruses’ long evolutionary history—hitherto nearly impossible—researchers have found new evidence that strongly suggests viruses are indeed living ...
Gen Z, millennial, boomer: What defines generations? - Popular …
WEBOct 15, 2021 · The simplest explanation comes from demographers and marketers: People born between roughly 1981 and 1996 are millennials, while Gen Z falls between 1997 and 2012. But birth year isn’t the only ...
The top engineering innovations of 2021 - Popular Science
WEBDec 2, 2021 · It's the Best of What's New. Hybrit. From deadly floods in Queens, New York, to a deep-freeze in Texas, the climate crisis is banging on the US’s front door. This year’s top engineering ...
The best search engines | Popular Science
WEBOct 17, 2023 · The undisputed leader of search. Screenshot: Google. Google is the No. 1 search engine used today, handling more than 83 percent of searches, according to Statista. That number may rise or fall ...