Discover how a new "self-stacking" electrode design can dramatically reduce the risk of lithium-metal battery explosions, ...

Lithium batteries that exploded while being charged were the "most probable cause" of a fire Saturday that injured two ...

Western Mass. fire officials gathered at the Easthampton Public Safety complex on Oct. 29 to draw attention to a wave of smoke alarms that are nearing the end of their 10-year useful lifespans.

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More and more, big arrays of lithium-ion batteries are being ... heating that can lead to fire or an explosion. Opponents point to past fires and ask: What if that happens in my neighborhood? A ...

In fact, any of the electronic gadgets containing lithium-ion batteries such as cell phones, iPads and laptops that we carry on airplanes could cause such a fire. However, power banks pose a higher ...

Fifteen East Carolina University students had to be relocated after a skateboard battery started a fire in a dorm room in Scott Residence Hall on Friday, ECU Police reported.

Lithium-ion batteries can pose a fire risk if not stored or disposed of properly. The fire department determined that Colton likely broke the battery's protective seal, causing the fire. Colton's ...

The fire department said these fires are preventable and divert resources from other unavoidable emergencies. "They can instantly burst into flames due to the chemicals inside them," said the ...

Everyone knows that gadget batteries can swell and should not be used until they are repaired. What causes this, and how ...

The Ministry of Science and ICT on the 30th conducted the 2025 National Safe Korea drill for laboratory disaster response in ...