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In an effort to make the batteries that power wearables and medical devices safer, scientists have developed new flexible batteries that can run on saltwater — and maybe one day blood, sweat, or tears. The lightweight batteries, described in a paper published this week in the journal Chem, can withstand being folded in half a hundred times. And they’re safer: instead of running on toxic chemicals, they’re powered by relatively harmless liquids like saltwater and IV rehydration solutions. That’s key if you have a battery powering a device that’s worn on or inside your body. That way, if the battery leaks, the stuff inside won’t hurt you. Batteries work by storing electrical energy as chemical energy. They have three main components: two metal electrodes that conduct electricity — one that’s positively charged, one that’s negatively charged — and a soup or paste of electrolytes in between. When the battery is powering a device, ions shed their electrons and then drift through the el...

The other day, there was no water in my hostel, so, I went outside to fetch. Now, I have very fragile bones, I can't be messing with my arms, I decided it would be safer if I put the keg of water on my head(advantage of having a big head, shey?). Well, I found someone and together, we balanced the keg on my head. Some dude saw me and sent me a message afterwards saying: Keji, you're a wife material o. If it were to be other girls, they would be forming. Me (feigning ignorance): what did Keji do o? Him: I saw the way you put keg of water on your head nah Me: In your mind now, you would be thinking you're making sense o. Mtchew... ************************ Why does our society still justify a good wife qualities by the amount of suffering she passes through? Ideally, with the level of civilization the world is experiencing, someone in Africa is thinking a woman is a better wife material because she can put keg of water on her head. Is suffering synonymous to being a wif...

Comedian, Bovi took to his IG page to discuss the importance of self-discovery and self-love. He wrote; The most difficult journey you will travel in life is the journey to self-discovery. When you know yourself and accept who you are, you will use your strengths to touch the world and accept your weaknesses just as they are. You will be sorry not only when you're wrong. You will be sorry just because it makes others feel good about themselves. You will love yourself so much, you wouldn't need anybody's validation to believe in yourself. You will avoid manipulative people not because you're arrogant, but because light and darkness don't mix. You will be patient with fools because you understand they need help and it's nothing personal. You will understand that nothing is ever really personal. People will only curse you because they're emotionally unstable. Love is such a strong feeling. And only self-love can make you silent in the face of provo...

The dilemma of a widow (a picture of my country) By Falade Emmanuel Akintunde. A cruel life awaits a widow, especially this particular widow whose husband has disappeared but has not been declared deceased.  This left her on the verge of confusion, considering the nurturing of her three infants who shared conflicting ideologies. They are namely; Olayinka, Chukwuemeka and Sanusi. This mark the beginning of her predicament. She needed to find a solution to the unwanted mess she had found herself which is the implication of the disunity and diversity of views that existed among her three children. Auspiciously for her, she met a new love, who she felt would harmonise the family in their differences. Who would also display the epitome of a good leadership. At first, she was overwhelmed with joy to the extent that she enjoyed doing **yanga** to her colleagues. Unluckily, she realised that her new love was not capable of what she was expecting. She was looking for a man who could...