Michaels Stores has issued a recall for Bead Landing™ tassel keychain mobile power banks due to lithium-ion battery overheating, posing fire and burn hazard.
Scientists from the University of California San Diego have successfully improved their method for recycling degraded cathodes from old lithium-ion batteries.
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Jacko Transnational is recalling their ZETA by Jacko Pocket Jump Starter – Deluxe Set because the battery packs can overheat, split apart, and melt the battery pack’s enclosure, causing a fire hazard. The kits ... Read More...
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In 2013, a lithium-ion battery caught fire aboard a parked Boeing 787 in Boston was found to have design flaws that caused an internal short circuit leading to a thermal runaway of the cell. This circumstan... Read More...
Researchers improved existing lithium-ion technology to develop the next generation lithium-ion battery that can charge twenty times faster and last twenty times longer than current lithium-ion batteries.
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Reports of lithium-ion batteries overheating and bursting into flames have grounded flights and been the cause of product recalls. Stanford scientists may have solved the problem with the development of a ‘... Read More...