Lithium-ion batteries power nearly everything we use today—smartphones, laptops, tablets, toothbrushes, and even electric cars. These rechargeable tools have revolutionized modern life, but they often ...

Lithium-ion batteries, found in many popular consumer products, are under scrutiny again following a massive fire this week in New York City thought to be caused by the battery that powered an ...

Wesley Chang is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and mechanics at Drexel University. Rechargeable batteries are great for storing energy and powering electronics from smartphones to ...

The rechargeable batteries that power common items like e-bikes, scooters and electric cars can pose a dangerous new threat to firefighters. They burn hotter and longer — and many fire departments may ...

Lithium, a key ingredient in the batteries of electric vehicles, has a fast-growing new market, battery energy storage systems.

A worker guides a red mechanical claw toward a battery on a conveyor belt. In North America, many battery recyclers are opening plants, such as this Li-Cycle battery shredding facility, near planned ...