It was time for a family photo at a recent holiday gathering in Flat Rock when a young person whipped out a portable ...

Used in smartphones, vapes, toys, power tools and e-scooters, lithium-ion batteries are everywhere, but if not handled or charged properly they can catch fire or explode. The risk isn’t just in ...

CHICAGO — Lithium-ion batteries power lots of our everyday electronic devices. However, if these batteries are flawed, they have the potential to cause serious harm or even death. The Chicago Fire ...

Because the battery didn't blow up. They're not even certain there was a battery. There was a fire in the hold, and the speculation is that it started from a crushed battery. A whole series of events ...

We've become increasingly reliant on lithium-ion batteries. In their various shapes and sizes, they can power everything from smartphones to EVs and have proven invaluable for their capacity to charge ...

SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (KGO) -- For months 7 on Your Side has been reporting on the dangers of lithium batteries. They've exploded without warning in some hoverboards, smartphones, laptops and ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Lithium-ion batteries, known for packing a punch of charge within a small space, can also pose a growing fire risk. Nearly 400 first responders gathered in a vacated North ...

The Healey Administration just approved the permitting of an enormous lithium battery complex in the City of Everett, which would make it among the largest in New England and in a rather populated ...

ADELPHI, Md. -- Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the University of Maryland have developed for the first time a lithium-ion battery that uses a water-salt solution as its ...

Dumping the load early seems to be the standard practice. Something like training seems to have failed as noted. Then something else failed like how to deal with this type of fire. Many cheese holes ...

One of the biggest obstacles to better electric vehicles and large-scale energy storage is the battery. Drivers want longer range, faster charging, and lower costs, but safety remains a major concern.