floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoApplying 'extreme heat' to lithium-ion batteries reportedly restores their capacity, and I think it's the sustainable tech breakthrough of 2025www.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square104fedilinkarrow-up1428arrow-down127
arrow-up1401arrow-down1external-linkApplying 'extreme heat' to lithium-ion batteries reportedly restores their capacity, and I think it's the sustainable tech breakthrough of 2025www.techradar.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square104fedilink
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·19 hours agoObviously, physics aren’t done in Fahrenheit.
minus-squarezr0@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·19 hours agoHad to laugh at your comment. Not that it matters in this case, your ear buds are not going to magically combust at just 150°C
minus-squareBeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·18 hours agoThey’ll not combust, I’d hazard a guess that air pods are made from ABS which has a glass transition temperature of 105C, so they will melt.
minus-squareTheRealKuni@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 minutes ago ABS which has a glass transition temperature of 105C, so they will melt. Well, they’ll deform. ABS won’t melt at 150°C, it’ll just become soft and flexible. But yes, it’s a bad idea for your earbuds.
minus-squareTonyTonyChopper@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·16 hours agoDimethyl carbonate boils at 90° so the battery could pop
Obviously, physics aren’t done in Fahrenheit.
Had to laugh at your comment. Not that it matters in this case, your ear buds are not going to magically combust at just 150°C
They’ll not combust, I’d hazard a guess that air pods are made from ABS which has a glass transition temperature of 105C, so they will melt.
Well, they’ll deform. ABS won’t melt at 150°C, it’ll just become soft and flexible. But yes, it’s a bad idea for your earbuds.
Dimethyl carbonate boils at 90° so the battery could pop