Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Innovations in batteries are advancing the development of electronic devices, robotics, electric vehicles, and modern machines.

The lithium-ion battery is a near-ubiquitous technology with a serious flaw: They sometimes catch on fire. A video of crew and passengers aboard a JetBlue flight feverishly dumping water on a backpack ...

The vessel, now off the Alaskan coast, is carrying nearly 2,000 tons of lithium-ion batteries, which contain highly flammable materials, officials said. By Rebecca Carballo The authorities on Saturday ...

The Japanese research team made an important breakthrough with the quasi-solid-state lithium-ion battery (LIB). This will possibly turn out to be non-flammable, overcoming important safety issues ...

Lithium-ion batteries turned smartphones, laptops, and electric cars into everyday tools, but they also brought fire risk, supply bottlenecks, and rising costs. A new wave of sodium-based designs now ...