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Researchers at Michigan State University are using wood waste to make safety improvements to batteries people use every day.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a bid to make lithium-ion batteries safer, cleaner, and easier to recycle, scientists at the Institute of Science Tokyo have ...

Lithium-ion batteries have become essential in everyday technology. But these power sources can explode under certain circumstances and are not ideal for grid-scale energy storage. Sodium-ion ...

ROACH REPORTS ON THE PUSH FOR TOUGHER LEGISLATE. SENATE MAJORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER CALLS LITHIUM ION BATTERIES IMPORTED FROM CHINA DANGEROUS. SO HE’S INTRODUCED LEGISLATION TO REGULATE THEM. THIS ...

Battery recycling is critical but current techniques, such as controlled burning of old packs, can release toxic materials. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory says it has a safer, cheaper option.