Episode of Series “The Researchers”.
Although petrol saving electric vehicles are making something of a comeback, they suffer from one major drawback, namely the poor performance of conventional lead acid batteries. Researchers at CSIRO’s Division of Mineral Chemistry are working to improve the performance of lead acid batteries made with nickel zinc or lithium plates.
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ACMI Identifier
312247
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Automobiles - Fuel systems
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Energy consumption
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Energy conservation
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Energy consumption
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Power resources - Research
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Renewable energy sources
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Automobiles - Fuel systems
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Automobiles, Electric
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Power resources - Research
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Renewable energy sources
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Research
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Research institutes - Australia
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Chemistry - Research
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Electric batteries
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Power resources - Research
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Research institutes - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)