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A guide to lithium-ion battery charging best practices - Popular …
WEBSep 20, 2021 · 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 ...
The 100 greatest innovations of 2020 - Popular Science
WEBDec 2, 2020 · 2020’s year’s top innovations include next-gen gaming consoles, a rapid COVID test, comfy jeans tailored by a computer, and a contact tracing initiative that united two tech giants.
Gen Z, millennial, boomer: What defines generations? - Popular …
WEBOct 15, 2021 · The simplest explanation comes from demographers and marketers: People born between roughly 1981 and 1996 are millennials, while Gen Z falls between 1997 and 2012. But birth year isn’t the only ...
What is matter? - Popular Science
WEBSep 25, 2023 · One of the hallmarks of Albert Einstein’s theory of special relativity is that mass and energy are inseparable. All mass has intrinsic energy; this is the significance of Einstein’s famous E ...
The Russian and American nuclear arsenals, explained - Popular …
WEBMar 2, 2022 · Kelsey D. Atherton is a military technology journalist who has contributed to Popular Science since 2013. He covers uncrewed robotics and other drones, communications systems, the nuclear ...
QLED vs. OLED vs. Mini-LED: Understand TV backlights - Popular …
WEBApr 10, 2024 · These LEDs are so small they can be almost as small as a single pixel. QLEDs are significantly larger than one pixel, while OLEDs are the size of a single pixel. Mini-LED represents the halfway ...
The most incredible pictures of every planet in our solar system
WEBNov 29, 2017 · Captured with NASA’s Messenger spacecraft in 2011, this image of Mercury shows the tiny, hot planet’s many craters, named after writers, artists and musicians. Venus NASA/JPL. This one’s a ...
What your computer's worst noises actually mean - Popular Science
WEBAug 30, 2020 · If your computer is making a clicking or grinding sound, or any sort of low-pitched buzzing noise, you should stop what you’re doing and check the hard drive. This sound could indicate a dying ...
To take the most relaxing bath ever, add some healthy tips
WEBJan 3, 2021 · No matter what shape your skin is in, sealing in the moisture of a bath is always a good thing. The secret to this is patting your skin dry instead of rubbing yourself down with a towel, then ...