Battery Basics
Battery Fires Put Ports at Risk
Lithium-ion battery fires are becoming a ‘new normal’ that consumers accept, albeit it with an…
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I Threw My Lithium-Ion Batteries Away
Many battery users still don’t see the point of recycling their lithium-ion batteries after they…
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The Origin of Names in Electricity
Did you ever wonder about the origin of names in electricity? Some may seem quite…
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Battery Capacity or Cycle Life
Is battery capacity or cycle life more important to you? A battery’s capacity is the…
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Why That Particular Battery Name?
We call a battery a battery, because Benjamin Franklin thought early electrochemical cells standing in…
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Battery Thermal Incidents in Aviation
Underwriters Laboratory (UL) Standards and Engagement, describes lithium-ion batteries as an increasingly urgent safety hazard…
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Vape Fire Closes Glasgow Station
Firefighters faced a real challenge, as they worked to extinguish a fire in Glasgow, Scotland…
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Lithium-Ion Batteries In Business
National Association of Safety Professionals (NASP) issued an advisory on March 3, 2026, regarding managing…
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Can Batteries Outwit Global Warming?
Many of us are dependant on batteries to roll out renewable energy, and slow, perhaps…
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The Origin of Ions In Batteries
We know that batteries charge and discharge, by moving charge-carrying ions between their electrodes. Today…