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Ooblek Electrolytes: Creating A Solid-On-Impact Electrolyte For Safer Lithium-Ion Batteries

Allison Proffitt August 22, 2018

August 22, 2018 | NEWS BRIEF | Lithium-ion batteries commonly used in consumer electronics are notorious for bursting into flame when damaged or improperly packaged.…

The Battery Boom Could Burn Investors

Benjamin Ross August 14, 2018

August 14, 2018 | NEWS BRIEF | Some of the latest battery technologies could become obsolete before reaching the market because of the breakneck pace…

New Electrode Materials Speed Battery Charging

Allison Proffitt August 9, 2018

August 9, 2018 | Researchers from the University of Cambridge have been working on a class of materials—niobium tungsten oxides—to use as a battery electrode.…

Tesla Files Patent On Safer Battery

Allison Proffitt July 30, 2018

July 30, 2018 | NEWS BRIEF | Tesla has filed a patent for a safer storage battery, designed to release hot gases that can be…

Modern Lithium Battery Transport: Reducing Risks and Improving Safety with Next-Generation Packaging

Allison Proffitt July 12, 2018

July 12, 2018 | BATTERY POWER INSIGHTS | Lithium batteries pose such a fire risk that strident restrictions have been imposed on shipping of this…

Enhanced Wireless Battery Identification Device Based on Dealer, End-User Feedback

Josh Johnson August 2, 2017

August 2, 2017 | Product Brief | AMETEK Prestolite Power has introduced a Wireless Battery Identification Device (WBID) that allows operators to monitor battery and…

NH Research, Inc. Releases 9300 Series High Voltage Battery Test System

Josh Johnson March 20, 2017