Electric eels inspired the first battery two centuries ago and now point a way to future battery technologies
One species of eel can discharge 860 volts of electricity – that’s 200-fold higher than the top voltage of a single lithium-ion battery.
Timothy J. Jorgensen, Director of the Health Physics and Radiation Protection Graduate Program and Professor of Radiation Medicine, Georgetown University •
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May 9, 2022 • ~9 min
May 9, 2022 • ~9 min