Rodger Mort, president of Packaging and Crating Technologies took the call after a sales rep took an order for two corrugated crates that the customer said he was going to spray paint and light on ...

A garbage truck caught on fire in North Haven last week when a lithium ion battery exploded, sending the driver to the hospital with burn injuries. Crews responded to the report of a garbage truck ...

Lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) remain the most widely used rechargeable batteries worldwide, due to their light weight, high ...

Lithium-ion batteries power phones, scooters and electric cars — but the increasingly common energy source can spark fires so intense that they challenge veteran firefighters. The fires burn hotter, ...

Wesley Chang is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and mechanics at Drexel University. Rechargeable batteries are great for storing energy and powering electronics from smartphones to ...

Writer and occasional reluctant perpetrator of engine swaps, James O'Neil is a malaise era enthusiast and also fascinated by the many ways the auto industry has since recovered from those dark days.

It's been a third tough year for battery metals such as lithium, nickel and cobalt as all three markets struggle to absorb ...

We've long relied on lithium-ion batteries for long-term energy storage, but they can be expensive to produce and maintain over the years. California-based startup Inlyte wants to offer a scalable ...

Lithium bulls are betting on energy storage systems as the next meaningful pillar of demand for the battery metal, nudging ...