The non-uniform pore size distribution and high flammability of commercial separators pose significant challenges to the safe ...

Lithium-ion batteries used in consumer electronics are notorious for bursting into flame when damaged. These incidents occasionally have grave consequences, ranging from burns to house fires to the ...

One big problem with lithium-ion batteries is that they have the tendency to catch fire and blow up all kinds of gadgets like toys and phones. To solve that issue, a group of researchers from Stanford ...

Lithium-ion batteries used in portable electronics like earbuds come with fire risks. Adding flame retardants to their plastic battery enclosures may not be help. It can also lead to health harm. If ...

A Chinese research team from the Institute of Chemistry at the Chinese Academy of Sciences has equipped a lithium metal battery with a flame retardant that can prevent fires caused by overheating.

2016 was an especially bad year for lithium-ion batteries. The component's reputation took a hammering in the wake of the Note 7 disaster, and there were numerous cases of other devices (hoverboards, ...

Hoverboards and certain cell phones powered by lithium-ion batteries occasionally go up in flames. Scientists now have a new plan for squelching these fires before they flare out of control: ...

One of the standard testing procedures for lithium batteries is stabbing them with a large nail to see if they explode. It’s a test that Australian battery maker Li-S Energy says it has successfully ...

SafeCoat blocks battery fire and thermal runaway, bringing solid-state-level safety to lithium-ion cells in cost-effective, production-ready solution.

Scientists have known for decades that lithium-metal batteries offer a powerful combination of energy density and compactness. Unfortunately these batteries also present challenges: they are difficult ...