The term anode, from the Greek words hodos, meaning way, and ana, meaning up, was used by experimenters in the late ninteenth and early twentieth century to designate the conducting to which negatively charged particles, electrons, were drawn when they...

A positively charged metallic ELECTRODE towards which anions migrate in an electrolytic cell or tissue medium in which it is placed. See also: anion; cathode CHARLES...

In an electrolytic cell, the electrode at which oxidation occurs; the positive terminal of an electrolytic...

The positive electrode in an electrolytic cell. The negative electrode is known as the...

An anode is an electrode through which (positive) electric current flows into a polarized electrical device. Mnemonic: ACID (Anode Current Into Device). To dispel a common misconception, often incorrectly inferred from the correct fact that in all...

Tensions are rising in northern Somalia following clashes between forces of rival regional administrations, officials said Friday, and diplomats called on all sides to show restraint.Somalia's weak federal government based in Mogadishu, in the south, has been hard-pressed to assert control in the south and...

Amazon.com this week touted sales figures that make the 2006 holiday season its best, with one day (it was Dec. 11th, for those who track such trivia) ringing up more than 4 million items. The company also boasted of some impressive speed sales, such as...

Can You Read Me Now? A team of traffic-safety specialists, graphic artists, psychologists and vision experts have developed a new typeface specifi cally designed for highway signage. Ten years in the making, ClearviewHwy has now been approved by the Federal Highway Administration. It’s already appearing...

In the past few months, Manhattan has been the giddy beneficiary of two major spectacles in the world of art: first, the recondite Gates installation in Central Park, and second, the unveiling of the Museum of Modern Art after a long renovation. While the former...