If there are Hot Wheels, Furby Booms, or Lionel train sets under the tree this year, you have probably stocked up on batteries to power them.
Americans buy – and throw out – billions of batteries each year.
Philip E. Ross of IEEE Spectrum joins Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson to explain the difference between AA and AAA batteries, and advises when to use rechargeable batteries.
Guest
- Philip E. Ross, senior editor for IEEE Spectrum Magazine.
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