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It’s often claimed that wearable devices cannot have user-replaceable batteries or even be serviceable at all due to how compact and waterproof they must be, yet there are plenty of …read more Continue reading The Chinese Smart Glasses Proving that Smart Glasses can be Repairable
Built-in batteries put a timebomb inside devices, with especially the calendar aging feature of Li-ion chemistries setting a hard limit on when you’ll have to toss the device or figure …read more Continue reading EU Adds Exemptions to User-Serviceable Batteries Rules
If you want to maximize the life of your lithium-ion batteries, proper storage voltage is critical. That is, don’t store them empty, and don’t store them completely full either. “Almost …read more Continue reading ChargeCap Helps Your Batteries Last Longer By Limiting Charge Level
Solid state batteries, we are told, are the new hot battery technology that will replace lithium-ion batteries. Soon. Not that we haven’t heard that before. One reason it isn’t dominating …read more Continue reading Why Solid State Batteries Short
Because size matters when it comes to statistics, [Will Prowse] decided to not just bank on his handful of failed Battle Born LFP batteries when it came to documenting their …read more Continue reading Performing an Autopsy on 15 Dead Battle Born LFP Batteries
These days just about any battery storage solution connected to PV solar or similar uses LiFePO4 (LFP) batteries. The reason for this is obvious: they got a very practical charge …read more Continue reading Why Sodium-Ion Batteries are Terrible for Solar Storage
Apple is reportedly adding AI-powered battery management in iOS 19 to help iPhones save power by learning user habits and adjusting app energy usage smartly. Continue reading iPhone Users’ Wait for Better Battery Life May Be Over With iOS 19
The proliferation of affordable lithium batteries has made modern life convenient in a way we could only imagine in the 80s when everything was powered by squadrons of AAs, or …read more Continue reading Have Li-ion Batteries Gone Too Far?
Problem solved? If the problem is supplying enough lithium to build batteries for all the electric vehicles that will be needed by 2030, then a new lithium deposit in Arkansas …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: October 27, 2024
Although the types of drones currently dominating headlines tend to be airborne, whether it’s hobbyist quadcopters, autonomous delivery vehicles, or military craft, autonomous vehicles can take nearly any transportation method …read more Continue reading Autonomous Boat Plots Lake Beds