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-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-up1·17 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
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