A comparison of the energy stored by different cells on the basis of cell volume: The amount of energy available from a battery is governed by: 1) The type of cell chemistry used. 2) The amount of chemical material available in the cell.
Economic materialism. Materialism is the importance a person attaches to acquiring and consuming material goods. The use of the term materialistic to describe a person's personality or a society tends to have a negative or critical connotation.
Material culture. Material culture is the physical aspect of a culture in the objects and architecture that surround people. It includes usage, consumption, creation and trade of objects, and the behaviors, norms and rituals these objects create or take part in. The term is commonly used in archeological and anthropological studies, specifically focusing on the material evidence which can be attributed to culture, in the past or present.