I find that if I put the AAA batteries reported as "pining for the fjords" in one of my old cordless dect phones and put it on charge in its phone cradle they'll then charge up.
Must get a better battery charger.
#batteries #RechargeableBatteries
Sustainability-inspired cell design for a fully #recyclable #SodiumIon battery
Tiefeng Liu, Yaping Zhang, Chao Chen, Zhan Lin, Shanqing Zhang , Jun Lu
Nature Communications, 2019 Apr 29
"Effective #recycling technologies represent a solution to the #sustainability and environmental consequences of spent #RechargeableBatteries . Here, the authors show a bipolar electrode design that allows not only good electrochemical performance but a closed loop of material use for sodium ion batteries."
Read more:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6488666/
#SolarPunkSunday #Reuse #SodiumIonBatteries #NewTechnology
#GiantLeap #EWaste #EWasteRecycling #EWasteReuse

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hm hm lithium-ion rechargable AA and AAA batteries definitely exist
anybody know of specifically good brands?
(eta: so do C cells and presumably so on, same question)
Making rechargeable batteries more sustainable with fully recyclable components…
Rechargeable solid-state lithium batteries are an emerging technology that could someday power cell phones and laptops for days with a single charge... tech xplore #rechargeablebatteries #energy #greentechnology #lithiumbatteries #recycling #greenenergy #sustainability
Electric Vehicle Batteries Surprising New Source of ‘Forever Chemical’ Pollution : ScienceAlert…
Scientists have uncovered a new source of hazardous "forever chemical" pollution: the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries found in most electric vehicles... Science Alert #science #lithiumionbatteries #pollution #chemicalpollution #environment #electricvehicles #rechargeablebatteries #sustainability #climatechange
Via #CTV News
Fires caused by #LithiumIon batteries r on the rise across #Canada, according 2 organization that represents country's fire chiefs, prompting warnings from fire services, injury lawyers & even #HealthCanada.
#Toronto saw a 90% increase in number of fires involving #RechargeableBatteries in 2023 — total of 55 fires, up from 29 the previous year — & the batteries were one of the leading causes of fires in #Vancouver that year.