Why lithium batteries in our phones and laptops keep failing us - and how to lower that risk ...

The demand for grid storage ramps up as more renewable energy sources comes online, but existing technology might not be up to the challenge. Lithium is the most popular option for battery storage ...

Sodium ion battery, M3P battery, and lithium polymer battery tech reportedly slashing costs, boosting range, and using easier-to-get materials. When the subject of the inevitable electric future comes ...

When the battery was first invented in the 1800s, its energy storage capabilities unlocked innovation in unimaginable ways. From discs of copper and zinc held together by old-school electrolytes, the ...

A fire in Aurora on Thursday was yet another in less than a week that had firefighters working to try to extinguish lithium battery fires. A townhome on Aurora's South Ensenada Street had heavy damage ...

Researchers at KAIST have achieved a significant extension of battery life purely through the design of the electrode surface. Schematic of an ultrathin artificial polymer layer (15 nm thick) ...

Writer and occasional reluctant perpetrator of engine swaps, James O'Neil is a malaise era enthusiast and also fascinated by the many ways the auto industry has since recovered from those dark days.