Field effects improve batteries

Can magnetic forces improve battery performance? According to Professor Robert O'Brien they certainly can!

Several papers have been published in refereed journals by academics (including myself), notably Professor Tom Fahidy of the Chemical Engineering Department of Waterloo University, Canada, in which magnetising a battery's electrodes or current collectors has been shown to increase conductivity. This translates directly into battery performance—if the battery does not conduct electrolytic currents easily then it is useless, because you then cannot discharge it (or charge it, assuming it was built as a rechargeable battery).

If we define battery . . .