The Samsung Galaxy S8's battery probably won't explode or catch fire, as it only swelled up when a mini handsaw partly went through it. This goes to show that the South Korean brand really went all ...

The Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold was recently subjected to a durability test by JerryRigEverything on YouTube, and the battery exploded toward the end of the test. This was due to the phone being bent in ...

Take a quick look around your home or office. How many electronic devices -- laptops, smartphones, tablets, power banks, chargers and such -- can you see? I'm betting that it's quite a few. For the ...

Samsung's Galaxy S8 blends beautiful design and performance effortlessly, but how much safer is its battery compared to the Galaxy Note 7? In January, Samsung announced it would implement a new ...

This led many of you to ask our VERIFY team: can an alkaline battery do the same thing? They found a post by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health -- talking all about batteries.

E-bikes sold through online retailers including Amazon, Walmart and Overstock have been recalled because the battery may explode and burn the rider. Ancheer has recalled about 22,000 of the e-bikes ...

Because the battery didn't blow up. They're not even certain there was a battery. There was a fire in the hold, and the speculation is that it started from a crushed battery. A whole series of events ...

At first glance, this battery looked like a breakthrough in portable power. But deep inside its structure was a flaw so ...

With all the controversy about the Samsung Galaxy 7 exploding batteries and fiery dangers, scientists have created a new cell electrolyte that when punctured or crushed or even overloaded will only ...

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