Electric eels inspired the first battery two centuries ago and now point a way to future battery technologies
- Written by Timothy J. Jorgensen, Director of the Health Physics and Radiation Protection Graduate Program and Professor of Radiation Medicine, Georgetown University
Prepare to be stunned by a technology that nature perfected.maradek/iStock via Getty ImagesAs the world’s need for large amounts of portable energy grows at an ever-increasing pace, many innovators have sought to replace current battery technology with something better.
Italian physicist Alessandro Volta tapped into fundamental...