Lithium batteries power most modern, portable gadgets - from smartphones to laptops and handheld gaming devices. The batteries are incredibly safe, but have been known to explode if they are faulty or ...

Loretta Luff of Langhorne Manor, Pennsylvania was on her computer Sunday when it exploded The 6-year-old Dell laptop blew back and sent battery acid around the 72-year-old woman's living room Mrs Luff ...

Repair specialists iFixit decided we all needed a visual reminder of how dangerous rechargeable batteries can be, so it spent seven minutes trying to make them explode. iFixit is focused on ...