A lithium-ion battery inside a scooter inside a Ludlow home exploded on Tuesday. Firefighters responded to 56 Haviland Street around 3:53 p.m. to find flames pouring from several windows of the single ...

A recent uptick in battery-related fires has drawn attention to the challenge of identifying defects that can cause these catastrophic malfunctions, but are rarely obvious to the naked eye. In hopes ...

New microdevices developed at the University of Surrey give researchers their first-ever look inside a battery while it is running – opening the door to safer, smarter and more sustainable energy ...

Car batteries often appear to fail without warning because the early stages of deterioration do not produce symptoms that drivers can detect. A battery can hold a normal resting voltage even when its ...

A recent spike in battery-related fires has highlighted the difficulty of spotting flaws in their production. Rarely visible to the naked eye, these flaws can lead to serious battery malfunctions. The ...