According to the scientists at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) of Germany, a certain phenomenon occurs when charging lithium-ion batteries that greatly leads to short circuit and reduced ...

Lithium-ion batteries, despite being one of the most important pieces of modern technology, have always had a particularly grievous flaw: They're highly flammable. If you puncture a lithium-ion ...

Emergency landing in Shanghai highlights growing dangers of lithium battery fires aboard aircraft as aviation industry grapples with surge in thermal runaway incidents. Passengers aboard Air China ...

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 ...

The blast tripped the ignition system and jammed the hydraulic door, trapping the passengers inside the ill-fated bus, it was ...

SafeCoat blocks battery fire and thermal runaway, bringing solid-state-level safety to lithium-ion cells in cost-effective, production-ready solution.

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 ...