Innovations in batteries are advancing the development of electronic devices, robotics, electric vehicles, and modern machines. However, making batteries safer in different conditions during their ...

Using computational science, researchers at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) and the US Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have developed a fluorine-substituted high-voltage ...

Researchers at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University developed a non-flammable electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries that allows the devices to continue to function at high ...

Fires involving lithium-ion batteries can be hotter, more toxic, more sudden, and more stubborn to extinguish. “There’s sometimes a bit of gas you see coming out of them, which is flammable and toxic, ...

The Japanese research team made an important breakthrough with the quasi-solid-state lithium-ion battery (LIB). This will possibly turn out to be non-flammable, overcoming important safety issues ...

Toronto fire chief says lithium-ion batteries are more flammable than people may anticipate Toronto Fire Chief Jim Jessop says some fires throughout the city have been caused by the lithium-ion ...

Power banks require careful handling, regulation, and innovation to make their use safer A blaze erupted aboard Virgin Flight VA1528 around 9 a.m. on Monday, July 21, 2025, with investigators pointing ...

Researchers in Canada have just unveiled a new solid-state sodium battery design that could potentially lead to cheaper, safer, and more sustainable energy storage systems. Developed at Western ...