What are the hazards associated with lithium-ion batteries, and how can these turn into safety risks? As Boeing grapples with lithium-ion battery safety issues in their 787 Dreamliner, Risk Bites looks at the risk science behind these batteries that are increasingly ubiquitous in cell phones, laptops, cars, and now high-tech airplanes. This week we just cover the bottom-line safety stuff. Next week Risk Bites will be getting heavy with the science behind how lithium-ion batteries work and how this influences safety and risk. And if there's enough interest, we may follow that at some point with a Risk Bites on new technologies that either make lithium-ion batteries safer, or provide a safer alternative. This week's Risk Bites team: Mike Capracotta (Technical advice) David Faulkner (Post-production) Andrew Maynard (all the other stuff) Useful resources: Lithium-ion batteries and the Boeing 787 Dreamliner: http://allthatmatters.heber.org/2013/01/19/lithium-ion-batteries-and-the-boeing-787-dreamliner/ Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_battery Battery technology information from Panasonic: http://industrial.panasonic.com/www-data/pdf/ACA4000/ACA4000PE3.pdf The Li-Ion Rechargeable Battery: A Perspective. John Goodenough and Kyu-Sung Park, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135 (4), pp 1167--1176 DOI: 10.1021/ja3091438 [Paywall] http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja3091438 Lithium Ion battery research (Steve Harris): http://lithiumbatteryresearch.com/ Risk Bites is your guide to making sense of risk. We cover everything from understanding and balancing the risks and benefits of everyday products, to health science more broadly, to the potential impacts of emerging technologies, to making sense of risk perception. If you enjoy our videos, please subscribe, and spread the word! Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/RiskBites
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