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Microscopic metal 'thorns' shed light on how lithium-ion batteries short-circuit

For the first time, scientists have observed how tiny metal "thorns" called dendrites sprout inside lithium-ion batteries, ...
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Lithium-ion battery fire contained after 'exploding' on PSU campus

Portland Fire & Rescue responded to reports of lithium-ion batteries "exploding" and catching fire on the fourth floor of the engineering building at Portland State University. Crews arrived on the ...
Wall Street Journal

Will My Phone Explode? A Lithium Battery Lesson

As Samsung halts production of its failed Galaxy Note 7, WSJD's Nathan Olivarez-Giles offers a primer on smartphone batteries as users question the dangers of lithium ion.
EurekAlert!

Transfer printing technology for lithium protective layers to prevent battery explosions

Solvent-free transfer printing enables uniform alumina–gold dual-layer coatings on lithium metal, overcoming interfacial and process limitations of conventional methods. A research team in South Korea ...
Firehouse

Over 100 Lithium-Ion Batteries Spark Queens Fire, FDNY Says

NEW YORK — An exploding lithium-ion battery in an illegal e-bike repair shop in the basement of a residential home in Queens sparked a huge fire that tore through the single-family house, FDNY ...
pv magazine International

Propagation of lithium-ion fires is the real threat

If lithium-ion battery fires are near impossible to completely prevent, then containing thermal runaway events is crucial. Battery energy storage system (BESS) supplier Viridi recently hosted a live ...