In the wake of high-profile battery fires, a safer approach emerges
Thursday, May 15, 2014 - 09:32
in Physics & Chemistry
As news reports of lithium-ion battery fires in Boeing Dreamliner planes and Tesla electric cars remind us, these batteries -- which are in everyday portable devices, like tablets and smartphones -- have their downsides. Now, scientists have designed a safer kind of lithium battery component that is far less likely to catch fire and still promises effective performance.