A NSW inquest has been told exploding lithium-ion batteries caused volatile fires killing three people in separate blazes ...

Researchers working at Cornell have made a breakthrough discovery that could spell the end of exploding batteries. Several years back, this was an especially big issue. And even back in 2022, we saw ...

The deaths of three people and countless fires caused by exploding lithium-ion batteries have prompted a coronial inquiry into how to reduce the risks.

Lithium-ion batteries are increasingly exploding inside garbage trucks, endangering New York City's sanitation workers. The long, rectangular batteries used in e-bikes have become a fiery threat to ...

Mid-air incidents involving batteries have been both rare and, apart from one catastrophe, relatively benign, according to a close look at FAA data. As the U.S. Department of Transportation proposes ...

WASHINGTON Curtis Sathre said it was like a bomb going off. His 13-year-old son Michael stood stunned, his ears ringing, hand gushing blood and body covered in black ash. In a split second last August ...

Vape users have been warned not to throw their old devices away in bins, after new figures revealed exploding “zombie batteries” are still piling up in waste centres across the UK. When devices are ...

Batteries based on water are one step closer to being commercially viable, thanks to a new design that drastically extends their lifespan. The first application could be in powering e-scooters, say ...