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Lab Notes: Why you shouldn't leave your phone charging

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Jonathan Webb discusses lithium-ion battery chemistry with Neeraj Sharma of UNSW, explaining why prolonged full charging or deep discharge can shorten battery life and what the underlying processes mean for phone and electric-vehicle battery engineering.

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lithium-ion battery chemistryprolonged full chargingdeep dischargebattery lifebattery engineeringchargingdischarge

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