Michaels Recalls Tassel Keychain Mobile Power Banks Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
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 Develop Improved Method to Recycle Used Cathodes Found in Lithium-Ion Batteries
Scientists from the University of California San Diego have successfully improved their method for recycling degraded cathodes from old lithium-ion batteries.
CPSC Investigates Safety of Hoverboards
The popular self-balancing scooters called hoverboards have gotten quite a lot of attention recently, as consumers continue to report that certain models can unexpectedly burst into flames. In some cases, the f... Read More...
Yolk-Shell Nanoparticle Improves Battery Technology
The gray "yolk" at center represents an aluminum nanoparticle, and the outer light-blue layer represents a solid shell of titanium dioxide. The background is a scanning electron microscope image of a collectio... Read More...
Coming to Homes Soon: Tesla Batteries
Tesla executives announced they are just a few months away from unveiling a stationary battery that could be used to power homes and businesses. The technology would likely derive from Tesla’s Model S, which us... Read More...
ZETA Battery Pack Recalled for Fire Hazard
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...
Lithium-Sulfur Batteries are Light, Cheap and Powerful
Lithium-sulfur batteries have the potential to store up to five times the energy per gram that Lithium-ion batteries do, and at a lower cost. The science of using sulfur in batteries is sound, but putting the t... Read More...
Investigation Determines 2013 Fire on Boeing 787 Caused by Design Flaw
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...
Breakthrough in Battery Technology Makes Batteries Charge Faster and Last Longer
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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‘Smart’ Battery Warns of Potential Overheating and Fire
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...