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

Real-time images have captured the chain reaction that causes lithium-ion batteries to explode. . The process can occur in just milliseconds: Overheated battery modules create a domino effect, ...

Lithium-ion batteries power many everyday items like smartphones, vapes, toys, tools and e-scooters. But if not handled ...

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 ...

The dangers of exploding lithium-ion batteries in mobile phones, laptops, vapes and electric bicycles has come under the spotlight as a Tipner waste recycling centre gets ready to reopen after a ...

Lithium-ion batteries, found in many popular consumer products, are under scrutiny again following a massive fire this week in New York City thought to be caused by the battery that powered an ...

E-bike battery fires have rose by 70 per cent in 2023, with 270 lithium-powered machines burning in the last year. Fire and rescue services responded to 48 per cent more blazes from all lithium ion ...

Fareham firms are working together to combat exploding lithium-ion batteries at waste and recycling handling centres. Barnbrook Systems, Flair, and TJ Waste & Recycling will trial new technology in ...

Researchers at Stanford University have discovered a solution to the lithium-ion battery’s downfall—its propensity for self-combustion. The new technology could prevent the kinds of fires that have ...

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Samsung's decision to halt sales of the new Galaxy Note 7 because of reports of battery explosions is an extraordinary step for a tech giant to take. The firm said it had identified a battery issue ...