Lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) are currently the most widely used rechargeable batteries worldwide, powering countless portable ...

The batteries are at risk of being crushed by lorries, causing them to explode dangerously in bins or at waste sites. This ...

Dendrites are considered the most dangerous destroyers of lithium batteries - tiny metal structures that can cause short ...

They're in our phones, laptops and smartwatches—but lithium-ion batteries can be dangerous when damaged or overcharged.

Lithium battery bags do work, but only to contain fires, not prevent them. For most users, they’re an inexpensive safeguard ...

A North Carolina fire department is reminding others about lithium-ion battery safety after the assistant fire chief’s dog ...

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

A Chapel Hill assistant fire chief's dog, Colton, sparked a small house fire after chewing on a lithium-ion battery while his ...