This smart power bank for portable electronics integrates a photovoltaic input with other power-supply sources and battery ...

Lithium-ion batteries dominate the market for large-scale energy storage today. However, the element's uneven global ...

The performance and safety profile of lithium batteries has improved immensely over the years, but new technologies are constantly demanding even better performance and increased safety demands due to ...

Ligna is building a vision where the coin cell is no longer the default answer for wireless IoT, using wafer-thin ...

Surface-mount polymer positive temperature coefficient (PPTC) devices are widely used resettable protection components in modern electronic systems. These devices are commonly selected when designers ...

Researchers in China have pioneered a formula for a nontoxic "aqueous battery" that they say could last 10 times longer than today's best devices. What's more, the water battery achieves this epic ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Charge into fire safety. Lithium-ion batteries charge a lot of devices we use today, but they can also be dangerous if you’re not using them correctly. Fire officials are ...

YOU CAN HELP PREVENT A FIRE STARTING FROM YOUR DEVICE. THE MANCHESTER FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT RESPONDS TO A HANDFUL OF LITHIUM ION BATTERY FIRES EVERY YEAR. SOME ADVICE TO PREVENT THEM FROM HAPPENING, ...

A charging lithium-ion battery sparked a Saturday afternoon fire in Virginia, sending a Sterling family and their dog rushing from their home. The fire was reported around 2:20 p.m. on Saturday, April ...

A new battery design that could significantly extend the range of electric vehicles and the lifespan of portable electronics has been developed by researchers at the University of Surrey's Advanced ...

A common element found in table salt may hold the key to powering China’s next wave of electric vehicle (EV) adoption. Cars featuring a sodium-ion battery, an emerging technology, are slated to go on ...

Scientists at the Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR) at Tohoku University in Japan have turned to manganese-rich oxides to build long-lasting cathodes with nearly perfect cycling ...