@floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 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-square110fedilinkarrow-up1460arrow-down133
arrow-up1427arrow-down1external-linkApplying 'extreme heat' to lithium-ion batteries reportedly restores their capacity, and I think it's the sustainable tech breakthrough of 2025www.techradar.com@floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 days agomessage-square110fedilink
minus-square@zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish6•6 days 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-square@BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglish13•6 days 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-square@TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish10•6 days agoDimethyl carbonate boils at 90° so the battery could pop
minus-squareTheRealKunilinkfedilinkEnglish3•5 days 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.
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.
Dimethyl carbonate boils at 90° so the battery could pop
Good news everybody!
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.