Is that little listening device in your pocket… a fire hazard?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Your smartphone’s battery hides flammable liquid fuel. Slash it, fire starts instantly. Could safer, flexible cells end phone fires forever? Enter Peisheng He from U-C Berkeley. He invented
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Does clean energy have a dirty downside? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Electric cars! Sleek, silent, and saving the planet! Or… are they? Jennifer L. Guelfo and team from Texas Tech and Duke University took a closer look at lithium-ion batteries. They detected PFAS
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Low battery on my FITBIT!?! OMG NOOOOOO! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Your smartwatch knows SO MUCH about you! From your step count to your heart rate. But it’s down for the count while plugged in and charging. Can we get back those lost
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YOWZA! This food is electric! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Diagnosing digestive diseases requires invasive and NASTY procedures – colonoscopy anyone? No thanks! Edible electronics with tiny cameras could be a more comfortable way to examine our nethers. But how do we power them?
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Low battery on my FITBIT!?! OMG NOOOOOO! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Your smartwatch knows SO MUCH about you! From your step count to your heart rate. But it’s down for the count while plugged in and charging. Can we get back those lost
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