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Catalyst: Supercapacitors: new battery technology

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Discover how nanotechnology is contributing to the creation of new, improved batteries that may soon be used in all our mobile phones and portable music devices - even in cars and trams. Catalyst's Tanya Ha looks at how traditional batteries produce electricity and how their efficiency may be increased by tiny devices known as supercapacitors.

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6; 7; 8; 9

Topics Decision making Environmental management Electric currents Medicine Values (Psychology) Ethics Data analysis Research and development Capacitors Electric circuits Cooperation Problem solving Community development Electrical conductivity Experiments Evidence Scientific inquiry Observations (Data) Electricity Energy use Social influence Explanations (Scientific inquiry) Interdisciplinary research Action projects

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