2018-10-31 21:55:08.060543+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Fascinating: iPhones are Allergic to Helium. MEMS accelerometers are apparently susceptible to helium and hydrogen, but various Apple devices use MEMS timing oscillators from SiTime, and if you've got enough light gases in your environment, like from a helium leak in an MRI machine, your phone can stop functioning...
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