Efforts to improve on today’s battery technology has scientists turning to all sorts of materials, and in some cases these might come from the eco-friendly end of the spectrum. A new technology out of ...

LOS ANGELES — Better Battery Co. (BBCo.) is revolutionizing the battery industry as the first battery brand with sustainability at the forefront. In addition to their existing sustainability ...

While today's lithium-ion, lead acid, and nickel metal hydride batteries may offer far better performance than their predecessors, they are still not perfect - they're heavy, expensive, and have been ...

Pure, metallic lithium. This is a holy grail. These are what will make an electric car side-by-side competitive with the internal combustion engine. Have you read The Powerhouse, Steve Levine's epic ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue engineers have figured out a way to tackle plastic landfills while also improving batteries – by putting ink-free plastic soaked in sulfur-containing solvent into a ...

Engineering plastics such as polyamide (PA) 6 offer numerous benefits for the design of battery enclosures for electric vehicles in terms of sustainability, manufacturing costs, weight savings, and ...

Lithium has become a hotly coveted mineral, and not just due to its integral role in batteries powering gadgets of all sizes. Lithium is very much the future of mobility, thanks to the massive battery ...

Lithium-ion batteries used in portable electronics like earbuds come with fire risks. Adding flame retardants to their plastic battery enclosures may not be help. It can also lead to health harm. If ...

As dangerous lithium-ion battery fires are on the rise, regulators and manufacturers are scrambling for solutions. Unfortunately, one common strategy may cause serious health harm and not work to slow ...

You can hack it to pieces, but this solid polymer lithium metal battery will keep on ticking -- and not explode. This article was updated on Nov. 8, 2017, and originally published on March 5, 2017.

Engineers have figured out a way to tackle plastic landfills while also improving batteries -- by putting ink-free plastic soaked in sulfur-containing solvent into a microwave, and then into batteries ...