A string of peer-reviewed studies from Chinese research teams is advancing water-based battery technology that stores energy using abundant elements like sodium, magnesium, calcium, and zinc instead ...

"It'll keep burning and keep burning and light itself back on fire." ...

Researchers have uncovered the mechanical properties of the nanoscale "thorns" that develop inside lithium-ion batteries, which can cause them to short circuit and die – or worse, such as ...

Lithium dendrites, i.e. tiny crystalline thorns that grow off of lithium-ion battery anodes during charging, have been a ...

Three people had to be treated for smoke inhalation after a lithium-ion battery on an electric scooter started a fire at a ...

Lithium-ion batteries power everything from phones to e-bikes and electric cars, but when they fail, they can ignite, explode and burn for hours. That risk was ...

Companies, including Exxon and Chevron, are in various stages of extracting brine from underground in northeast Texas to produce lithium, a critical mineral.

A new method transforms a "persistent environmental liability" into a much-desired resource, the researchers say.

Emergency services were called to Glasgow city centre on Sunday to attend a huge fire at a vape shop. More than 200 firefighters were at the scene as the blaze tore through Union Street, destroying a ...

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The application of polymer electrolytes is expected to revitalize solid-state lithium metal batteries (SSLMBs) with high ...

More than 150 people gathered Feb. 28 at Pinto Lake City Park to share ideas and information about a proposed Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) a few blocks away on Minto Road in Watsonville.