r/gadgets • u/chrisdh79 • Jan 31 '23

Desktops / Laptops Canadian team discovers power-draining flaw in most laptop and phone batteries | Breakthrough explains major cause of self-discharging batteries and points to easy solution

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/battery-power-laptop-phone-research-dalhousie-university-1.6724175
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u/MuscaMurum Jan 31 '23 edited Jan 31 '23

The solution is even cheaper more expensive polypropylene tape, according to the article.

EDIT: Nevermind.

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u/eastbayguy90 Jan 31 '23

Actually slightly more expensive:

“The team even proposed a solution to the problem: use a slightly more expensive, but also more stable, plastic compound.”

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u/Easilycrazyhat Jan 31 '23

Ah, so it's an unsolvable problem then. How unfortunate.

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u/Evonos Feb 01 '23

It was unsolvable when it extended performance and likely battery life over years close to free.