If you’ve looked in your utility drawer lately, you may have noticed the various shapes, sizes and types of batteries that power your electronic devices. First, there are the round, non-rechargeable ...

Even better? They biodegrade in five months. Scientists discover lithium replacement that may revolutionize EV batteries: '99.7% efficient after over 400 hours of use' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Tiny droplets are powering big ideas in science. Researchers have developed a miniature, soft, and flexible lithium-ion battery made from biocompatible hydrogel. This new battery, smaller than a grain ...

The fires that swept through Los Angeles County in January left behind more than 1 million pounds of damaged lithium-ion batteries, ranging from slim capsules inside iPhones to the brick-like blocks ...

In brief: If you're someone who uses gadgets until every drop of life has been squeezed out of them, then this battery tech might be right up your alley. A Chinese research team has devised a clever ...

There are a lot of items that you are no longer allowed to carry onto an airplane. It's a fair point: an airplane is a metal ...

A blaring fire alarm sent Mackinac Island firefighters rushing to an employee dorm down the street from the 137-year-old Grand Hotel earlier this summer. Smoke billowed from the house. Crews forced ...

Since they are acknowledged as critical energy storage devices, lithium batteries have become a necessary part of modern life. However, with the speed at which modern industry is developing, lithium ...