This week is Fire Safety week. Every year the National Fire Protection Association uses this week to education the public about a different topic of fire safety ...

MIT researchers have created a model that shows how lithium moves in batteries and why it affects charging speed and power.

There are two main types of cars on the road: Electric vehicles (EVs) and the classic "regular" vehicles that are powered by internal combustion engines (ICE). They're similar in some ways and ...

Lithium-ion battery fires are rising in North Texas, pushing firefighters to test new tactics against the dangerous blazes.

MIT's study on lithium intercalation rates offers insights into coupled ion-electron transfer, paving the way for faster ...

Lithium is extracted from brine at Silver Peak, Nevada, currently the only active lithium resource in the U.S. A UC Davis study shows that as demand for lithium grows in coming years, battery ...

Why your phone charges quickly one day but slowly the next, or why electric cars still take an hour or more to charge, is a ...

Longer-lasting phones, lighter drones, electric cars that drive farther. These are just some of the possibilities thanks to a ...