Every smartphone sold in the U.S. comes with a lithium-ion battery, with few exceptions. To get one with a silicon-carbon ...

Despite their potential, solid-state batteries struggle to replace lithium-ion due to manufacturing hurdles and performance ...

Lithium was supposed to be soft. The metal bends easily in bulk form, stretches before it breaks, and deforms the way you ...

Researchers have uncovered the mechanical properties of the nanoscale "thorns" that develop inside lithium-ion batteries, which can cause them to short circuit and die – or worse, such as ...

Lithium dendrites, i.e. tiny crystalline thorns that grow off of lithium-ion battery anodes during charging, have been a ...

Fires sparked by lithium-ion batteries killed one New Yorker in 2025, down from a high of 18 in 2023, FDNY Commissioner ...

A lithium-ion battery fire in a San Diego State University dorm room caused a late-night evacuation and left one student with minor injuries.

The fire started when lithium ion batteries from a nearby electric scooter ignited while the scooter was being charged.

A lithium-ion battery sparked a fire at a San Diego State University student dorm late Tuesday night, San Diego Fire-Rescue ...