Discover how to make a homemade battery capable of charging your smartphone using simple materials like copper foil, aluminum ...

A CNET survey confirms that 78% of US adults are concerned about rising home energy costs. So, it's no surprise that many homeowners are embracing a DIY approach to renovations, from upgrading ...

Try this "electrifying" experiment at home with help from BASF Science Club! There are different types of batteries, and the lemon battery is a type of battery called voltaic. Voltaic batteries are ...

Hey MBC! I wasn't sure if this would be better here or in Other Hardware... it's not really computer-related so I thought maybe here was better, but I know OH has historically discussed this sort of ...

Batteries are made of two different metals - or electrodes -suspended in an acid solution. With this experiment, our metals are the copper (wire) and the zinc (galvanization of the nail). The acid is ...