AirPods dying? UT professor discovers microenvironment that may be responsible

An AirPod gets an x-ray in search of why the battery keeps dying. (University of Texas)
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A tiny microenvironment in your wireless earbuds may be the reason they're dying so quickly, according to new research from the University of Texas.UT-Austin associate professor Yijin Lu took over 20 individual AirPods, x-rayed them, and discovered that the printed circuitry in the device generates heat that causes damage to the AirPod."I wear only the right hand side, and over time, th