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Vanadium - Model T Fords, big batteries & sea squirts
Vanadium makes steel stronger & lighter, is being used in what will be the world's largest battery, and sea squirts are full of it, says Prof Allan Blackman from AUT in ep 93 of Elemental. Vanadium is a transition metal...
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Vanadium - Model T Fords, big batteries & sea squirts is an episode from Elemental by RNZ. Vanadium makes steel stronger & lighter, is being used in what will be the world's largest battery, and sea squirts are full of it, says Prof Allan B...
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Published Dec 8, 2019, 00:09:33 long, audio available.
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