In anticipation of National Fire Prevention Week, rescue crews are providing tips on how to properly handle lithium-ion ...

C OLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - A Colorado Springs high school has been evacuated after a cell phone malfunctioned inside the building, causing a lithium battery to explode.

Lithium-ion batteries, despite being one of the most important pieces of modern technology, have always had a particularly grievous flaw: They're highly flammable. If you puncture a lithium-ion ...

Mitchell High School in Colorado Springs was briefly evacuated after a cellphone battery started smoking inside a bathroom Tuesday morning, officials said. The Colorado Springs Fire Department ...

A lithium-ion battery from an electric scooter exploded in a Ludlow home, causing significant property damage.

According to the scientists at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) of Germany, a certain phenomenon occurs when charging lithium-ion batteries that greatly leads to short circuit and reduced ...

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — A Franklin family is picking up the pieces after a fire ripped through their home Thursday night, killing two animals and causing serious damage to the structure. Williamson ...

TOPSFIELD, MASS. (WHDH) - Topsfield firefighters came to the rescue Saturday after receiving report of a fire caused by the explosion of a charging cell phone. Authorities said the explosion of the ...

Resetting your lithium ion tool batteries might seem like the best way to get more bang for your buck, but this process could ...

Cesium-137 is a man-made radioisotope of cesium. Traces of it are widespread and can be present in the environment at background levels, and at higher levels in water or foods grown, raised, or ...

Lithium-ion cells deliver very high energy densities compared to many other battery technologies, but they bring with them a ...

ADELPHI, Md. -- Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the University of Maryland have developed for the first time a lithium-ion battery that uses a water-salt solution as its ...