Lithium-ion batteries power phones, laptops, electric vehicles, satellites, and much of modern life, but their rise was built on a dangerous problem. Early lithium batteries delivered huge energy ...

A research team led by Principal Researcher Kim Jaehyun from the Division of Energy and Environmental Research at DGIST (President Lee Kunwoo) has developed a solid electrolyte technology for lithium ...

A report of shattered windows and smoke coming from a Van Nuys apartment building Saturday turned out to be an exploding lithium-ion battery. The explosion was reported at 1:48 p.m. Saturday in a four ...

ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- Lithium-ion battery fires are occurring at a higher rate across the US, according to a federal government study, showing an increase by 10-percent, year-over-year, for the ...

The CPSC says there have been 13 reports of these security cameras overheating, and six exploding and catching fire.

To create the images, two batteries were heated to 250 degrees Celsius (around 482 degrees Fahrenheit) and observed what happened using a thermal camera and a powerful synchrotron X-ray. The object ...

MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. – A fire on Mackinac Island over the weekend is believed to have been sparked by an exploding e-bike battery -- the island’s 10th e-bike-related fire. Read: ‘Explosion-proof bag ...