As power utilities and industrial companies seek to use more renewable energy, the market for grid-scale batteries is ...

Lithium-ion batteries can erupt in violent explosions and out-of-control fires, and toxic chemicals can be released rapidly.

Rob Rezende was heading home from a hazmat conference in Sacramento when people started texting him about a lithium-ion ...

According to the National Waste & Recycling Association, lithium batteries can spark dangerous fires. This happens if the ...

Lithium is an essential ingredient for batteries in electric vehicles but getting enough will become a problem.

Lithium batteries have opened up an entirely new category of electrical power for boats. That is due to their energy density, ...

The Chicago Fire Department is raising awareness about the increasing number of fires caused by faulty lithium batteries in ...

Lithium-ion batteries can erupt in violent explosions and out-of-control fires, and toxic chemicals can be released rapidly.

Every few months, we hear about new battery tech, but it usually doesn't pan out. However, our phone batteries quietly got a ...

These fires can be extremely hot. If an electric vehicle, which has a lithium battery, catches fire, it’ll burn at around ...

Regulations on transporting lithium batteries aren’t straightforward. A lot goes into transporting lithium batteries and they ...

For now, the MIT team is studying rock salt cathodes to develop a scalable manufacturing process. The researchers also want to improve performance by fine-tuning the material. "The future methods, of ...