On a special episode (first released on July 14, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: Many of today’s gadgets are powered by lithium-ion batteries, but that could be changing. Shirley Meng, a University of ...

Airline safety incidents and fires involving devices with lithium ion batteries are on the rise, according to a new report from a safety advocacy group. Battery incidents aboard aircraft have ...

FLUSHING, Queens (WABC) -- Lithium-ion batteries are to blame after a home business went up in flames in Queens, the FDNY says. Firefighters responded to the home on Pidgeon Meadow Road around 7:30 ...

Lithium-ion batteries are to blame after a home business went up in flames in Queens, the FDNY says. Firefighters responded to the home on Pidgeon Meadow Road around 7:30 p.m. Sunday. They discovered ...

From your phone to your power bank, lithium batteries are everywhere. But when it comes to air travel, understanding lithium battery regulations is crucial for flying safely. This article will ...

BRUNSWICK HILLS, Ohio (WJW) — The Brunswick Hills Fire department on Wednesday began a campaign to help people properly and safely dispose of used lithium ion batteries. The rechargeable batteries ...

Fast charging speeds things up, but usually at the cost of battery life. So when a team at Georgia Tech discovered that cranking up the charge rate actually made zinc-ion batteries stronger, it turned ...

Despite the fact that batteries have essentially stagnated when it comes to overall design — lithium-ion batteries continue to be one of the top contenders for how we store energy — researchers ...

An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing on Saturday when a passenger’s device caught fire after takeoff, marking the latest in a string of alarming incidents involving lithium ...

Researchers in China have developed a dual-shell coating that could make high-capacity lithium-ion batteries more durable, addressing long-standing problems with lithium-rich cathodes. LiF@spinel ...