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>> Is there an active, crowded Usenet newsgroup that
>> talks about rechargeables batteries?
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> Eternal-September reconfigured itself. Now I can
> see:
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> sci.chem.electrochem.battery
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Did you check the group to see if there is any traffic ?
Battery research is multi-disciplinary, and more than one kind of scientist works on aspects of it. It depends on what aspect of battery performance is broken, as to what kind of scientist is in demand. Battery performance is measured with a spider diagram.
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Paul