floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 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-square109linkfedilinkarrow-up1453arrow-down131
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minus-squarezr0@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 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-squareBeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 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-squareTheRealKuni@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day 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-up9·2 days agoDimethyl carbonate boils at 90° so the battery could pop
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
Good news everybody!