There has been an increase in lithium-ion battery fires, with 13 occurring since February 2. New safety standards for battery-powered products came into effect this month. A spate of fires linked ...

University of Texas at Dallas researchers have discovered why LiNiO2 batteries break down, and they are testing a solution ...

Our rigorous lab tests for alkaline and lithium batteries simulate a range of devices with different power needs. These include low-power devices such as a clock or smoke alarm, medium-power devices ...

Laboratory Technical Project Manager Gianmarco Chumbe has been part of the CNET Home team since 2018. He is in charge of developing and carrying out testing procedures for a wide variety of home ...

He got his start in consumer tech, breaking Android news at Newsweek before going to PCMag, where he reviewed hundreds of smartphones, battery packs, and chargers as a Mobile Analyst. He also ...

Albemarle , the world's largest producer of lithium, swung to a quarterly profit as cost cuts helped offset low prices of the electric vehicle battery metal, but adjusted results reported on ...

10, 2025 — A new paper has demonstrated that improving the texture of the soft metal used in battery anodes greatly improved performance. The team added a thin layer of silicon between lithium ...