Experts have said that these types of fires will become more prevalent as the demand of electric vehicles and machinery continues to increase.

Lithium metal and lithium-ion batteries differ in their composition, functionality, and applications. Lithium metal batteries ...

The low-carbon transition needs batteries. And those need lithium. Fortunately, the metal is abundant, and science is getting ...

With an electric current and hydrogen peroxide, researchers at Penn State have developed a more efficient way to extract ...

With an electric current and hydrogen peroxide, researchers at Penn State have developed a more efficient way to extract ...

Lithium-ion fires are prone to reigniting because the lithium salts used in the battery are self-oxidizing, meaning that they can't be "starved out" like a traditional fire, according to safety ...