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A guide to lithium-ion battery charging best practices - Popular …
网页2021年9月20日 · 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
网页2020年10月6日 · The same way scientists can potentially identify natural agents to explain “the devil’s magic,” known geologic phenomena may influence seemingly ghostly happenings. For example, some out ...
Could an ancient megashark still lurk in the deep seas? - Popular …
网页2022年6月23日 · This is now considered oversize. 1919 – Fishers in Australia claim to see a massive shark eat multiple lobster pots. The legend eventually makes its way into megalodon lore. 1974 – Peter ...
What are sound waves and how do they work? | Popular Science
网页2021年7月27日 · Sound waves are a type of energy that’s released when an object vibrates. Those acoustic waves travel from their source through air or another medium, and when they come into contact with our ...
What is 'zombie deer' disease? | Popular Science
网页2022年6月13日 · Chronic wasting disease, a deadly neurological infectious disease that affects deer, elk and moose, is spreading across North America. Most recently detected in North Carolina in March 2022, CWD ...
The best search engines | Popular Science
网页2023年10月17日 · 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 ...
Ranked: the loudest sounds ever measured - Popular Science
网页2020年2月3日 · Krakatoa. (Actual Measurement: 172 dB from 100 miles away | Calculated Measurement: 189 to 202 dB from 3 miles away) When Krakatoa erupted in 1893, it obliterated more than half of the island’s ...
Everything becomes a crab meme, explained by science - Popular …
网页2020年12月14日 · The joke—that everything will eventually look like a crab—comes from an actual truth. The crab shape has evolved so many times that scientists had to come up with a special term for it ...
6 uses for silica gel packets around your home - Popular Science
网页2023年6月1日 · Abate rust and tarnish concerns. Metal tools, razors, or materials risk rusting if exposed to moisture. Add some silica gel packets to your toolbox, for example, to reduce that chance of exposure ...
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