Team Sparco

Scientist - Isaiah

• Every battery contains an electrode and electrolyte inside it. Electrolyte stores the charge which is given out as a voltage.
• Batteries consist of a number of electrochemical cells in a single package.

Historian - Justin

•  In 1799, Italian physicist Alessandro Volta created the first battery by stacking alternating layers of zinc, brine-soaked pasteboard or cloth, and silver.
• Some historians think that the earliest batteries were made over 2,000 years ago.

Artist - Austin

•  Researched for a new design of batteries developed by researchers at MIT.
• The new battery relies on an innovated architecture called a semi-flow cell.

Reporter - Jay

• The Miramar lanfill spans over 1,500 acres and is the city of San Diego's only active landfill.
• How much waste is disposed in a landfill (910,000 tons of waste)