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How a Lithium-Ion Battery Overheats and Burns
Would you like to know how a lithium-ion battery overheats and potentially catches fire? Well, it’s an accepted fact that…
Deep Discharging Lithium Ion Batteries
Lead-acid batteries may decline to accept a recharge, if we leave them too long in a high state of discharge.…
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Lithium-Ion Cargo Fires At Sea
It is increasingly evident that we need to take care when handling quantities of lithium-ion batteries. We have reported fires…
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The Movement of Cations and Anions
When you switch on your smartphone or your smartwatch, you expect them to start working instantly. They generally do so…
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Fluorine Atoms Fix Sodium-Ion Batteries
Fluorine is a highly reactive element, mainly used in controlled industrial and laboratory processes. Fluoride is a fluorine compound with…
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The Case for Renewable Energy Storage
We must have electricity because it powers our lives. That much everybody seems to agree. But opinions are divided over…