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- 1From:The Gale Encyclopedia of Science (Vol. 2. 6th ed.)Electrochemical cells are devices based on the principle that when a chemical oxidation-reduction reaction takes place, electrons are transferred from one chemical to another. In one type of electrochemical cell—called a...
- 2From:The Gale Encyclopedia of Science (Vol. 2. 6th ed.)The cell is bound by an outer membrane that is comprised of a phospholipid lipid bilayer with proteins—molecules that also act as receptor sites—interspersed within the phospholipid bilayer. Varieties of channels exist...
- 3From:The Gale Encyclopedia of Science (Vol. 2. 6th ed.)The cathode is one of two electrodes that are present in any system in which electricity is entering and leaving a region; the other electrode is called the anode. The electric current enters through one of the...
- 4From:The Gale Encyclopedia of Science (Vol. 1. 6th ed.)The word anode is used in two different sets of circumstances: with respect to vacuum tubes and with respect to electrochemical cells. A vacuum tube is a tube (usually made of glass) with most of the air pumped out,...
- 5From:The Gale Encyclopedia of Science (Vol. 1. 6th ed.)In recent decades, billions of battery-powered devices have been sold. The demand for batteries continues to increase rapidly, with sales in excess of $92 billion by 2020. The global battery technology market size is...