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  • Why Are So Many Phones and Hoverboards Exploding? Batteries Are the Bomb!

    Modern human life has relied on batteries for almost as long as we can remember. But lately, incidents of cellular phones and hoverboards exploding because of faulty batteries have people on edge. Technological power player Samsung was forced to recall 2.5 million of their latest Smartphone release, the Galaxy Note 7, after reports worldwide that many were overheating, or even blowing up. Self-balancing scooters or hoverboards were also recalled by 10 firms due to fire hazards. Professor Richard Williams, Principal and Vice Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University, explained the main cause behind exploding devices in the Daily Mail.