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Aggravated Batteries Part II

Part II – Catching Lightning in a Bottle Part 1 discussed the recent rash of battery fires in consumer products and reviewed the history of battery development, concentrating mainly on primary batteries – the kind you discard after discharging once....
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Aggravated Batteries Part I

Part I – Smoke Gets in Your Thighs The surveillance camera video shows a man working behind a store counter when suddenly a shower of flames and smoke shoots from his pants pocket. It’s November of 2016 and the battery...
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The Cost of Data

Imagine: you've finished designing the next internet-connected app or widget when you receive a feature request asking how much it would cost to add data collection capabilities to log end user actions. Unfortunately, this is a difficult question to answer....
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