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Lithium-ion batteries
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What is it about the lithium-ion cell that gives it the edge over competitors?
How a battery works
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How do batteries power our phones, computers and other devices?
Keeping track of time
Topic
The way we measure time is influenced by our culture and religion.
Build it up—making the perfect sandcastle
Topic
There is real skill involved in making the perfect sandcastle ... and also real science.
Quiet please! Fighting noise pollution
Topic
Noise pollution can affect our physical and mental health in many ways.
Death-defying designs for car safety
Topic
Despite the increase of people and vehicles, driving is safer today than at any time in the past.
The chemistry of cosmetics
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Cosmetic ingredients can be natural or artificial, but what's important depends on the chemicals they're made of.
The mathematics of voting
Topic
The one thing that voting systems around the world all have in common is their reliance on mathematics.
Ethnomathematics
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Many non-Western cultures have developed complex mathematical systems.
Fighting for breath
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Air pollution is a major health threat, both indoors and outdoors.
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