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What's Wrong With Lithium Ion Batteries?

Posted by samzenpus on from the too-hot-to-handle dept.

An anonymous Coward writes "Lithium ion batteries short-circuit. They overheat. They burst into flames. The reasons behind the recent spate of problems with a technology invented by Sony more than a decade ago are complex and varied, making for one big engineering headache."

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  1. Re:Lithium Ions by GooberToo · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    The rats calmed down though because it made them sick

    Same thing happens to humans if the dose is too large.