Commonly found in everything from smartphones to scooters and electric vehicles—lithium-ion batteries are behind a growing number of fires around the county.

As part of this initiative, the Chelsea Fire Department is distributing informational pamphlets in both English and Spanish that provide essential tips on how to safely store, charge, use, and dispose ...

With two recent fires in Wichita and Salina caused by the batteries, the Wichita Fire Department said people need to be aware ...

SALINA, Kan. (KAKE) - A lithium battery in a rechargeable flashlight is believed to have been the cause of a fire at a south Salina hotel over the weekend. Just before noon on Sunday, the Salina ...

Once open, Thacker Pass is expected to produce 40,000 metric tons of battery-quality lithium carbonate per year in its first phase, enough for up to 800,000 electric vehicles. Boards, Policy ...

Most of the D.C. metro was under a Red Flag warning from the National Weather Service, which expired at 7 p.m. The impacted areas include D.C. and counties west of Interstate 95. NWS puts out ...

A portable power bank with a lithium battery has been found to be a possible source of a fire that engulfed an Air Busan plane in January while waiting for takeoff, South Korea’s transport ...

Lithium-ion batteries ... The researchers produced a prototype betavoltaic battery with carbon-14, an unstable and radioactive form of carbon, called radiocarbon. "I decided to use a radioactive ...

Freshwater availability for lithium mining in the Lithium Triangle is significantly overestimated, with actual inflow ranging from 2 to 33 mm per year, contrary to previous estimates of 90 to 230 mm.

(CNN) — Several airlines in Asia are tightening rules on carrying lithium batteries on planes following a series of overheating and fire incidents on board. A portable power bank with a lithium ...

It may not replace the old, reliable lithium-ion battery that powers most of our gadgets. However, the betavoltaic battery’s long life—coupled with its ability to operate in extreme conditions ...