It also makes a cheaper alternative than lithium-ion batteries, because sulfur is ... which reduces energy efficiency and leads to the battery’s eventual deterioration. A short, narrated animation ...

Scientists have developed a new sensor capable of detecting hazardous gas leaks in lithium-ion batteries before they lead to ...

"Our research is motivated by this critical safety challenge," explains Zhao. "By focusing on the early detection of ...

While average EV ranges have steadily increased over time, drivers' expectations still outpace what current lithium-ion ... to the battery's eventual deterioration. (To see an animation of this ...

Nearly 400 first responders gathered in a vacated North Charleston parking lot on Monday to see firsthand how lithium-ion battery fires can start and how they can be extinguished. These batteries can ...

He’d been fighting fires since 1989, but this conflagration was unusual: It was a chemical fire in a lithium-ion battery, meaning it provided its own heat, fuel, and oxygen. And it was ...