Safety Concerns Over Lithium Batteries, ETTravelWorld
The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Sunday clarified that passengers are not allowed to use power banks to charge mobile phones or any other electronic devices during flights,…
Mechanistic understanding could enable better fast-charging batteries
Fast-charging lithium-ion batteries are ubiquitous, powering everything from cellphones and laptops to electric vehicles. They’re also notorious for overheating or catching fire. Now, with an innovative computational model, a University…
2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ gets smart, with batteries
What’s in a name? The Escalade IQ is smarter, it turns out A big battery delivers 460 miles of range Cadillac delivers a big price, too: $129,990 For all its…
Recycling lithium-ion batteries cuts emissions and strengthens supply chain
Recycling lithium-ion batteries to recover their critical metals has significantly lower environmental impacts than mining virgin metals, according to a new Stanford University lifecycle analysis published in Nature Communications. On…
Lithium-Ion Battery Degradation Might Be Linked With Leaking Hydrogen Protons, Study Finds
Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder have made a significant breakthrough in understanding battery degradation. This discovery has major implications for enhancing lithium-ion batteries, particularly in electric vehicles (EVs)…
Discovery could lead to longer-lasting EV batteries, hasten energy transition
Batteries lose capacity over time, which is why older cellphones run out of power more quickly. This common phenomenon, however, is not completely understood. Now, an international team of researchers,…
Development of a model capable of predicting the cycle lives of high-energy-density lithium-metal batteries
NIMS and SoftBank Corp. have jointly developed a model capable of predicting the cycle lives of high-energy-density lithium-metal batteries by applying machine learning methods to battery performance data. The model…
How lithium-ion batteries work
Lithium-ion batteries are what make modern electric vehicles possible. This Engineering Explained video shows how they work, and how they’re manufactured. The video is sponsored by LG Energy Solution, which…
Cathode active materials for lithium-ion batteries could be produced at low temperatures
Layered lithium cobalt oxide, a key component of lithium-ion batteries, has been synthesized at temperatures as low as 300°C and durations as short as 30 minutes. Lithium ion batteries (LIB)…