Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials have uncovered how lithium dendrites ...

Smartphones, electric vehicles and many portable devices rely on batteries. Their energy storage capacity, lifetime and ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The manufacture of lithium-ion batteries allowed contaminants and other defects in batteries aboard Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes, including one battery that erupted in smoke and ...

Researchers have developed a two-step method for diagnosing micro short circuits in lithium-ion batteries, aiming to catch an ...

Lithium-metal batteries are among the most promising technologies for energy storage. They offer significantly more energy in less space — and at a lower weight. However, one phenomenon slows down ...

When looking for an anode material for your next-gen battery, you can’t do much better than lithium metal. Due to its high capacity, low density, and non-flammability, lithium-metal batteries could be ...

UK investigators have said that a short-circuit in a lithium-metal battery was the likely cause of the fire that damaged an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-8 at Heathrow last year. The British Air ...

Humans rely on batteries for many things in life, and since the advent of electric vehicles on the road, batteries have become even more important.