How Samsung's phone design caused battery problemsBy Scott TongOctober 13, 2016JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty ImagesA lesson in the perils of the race to thinner, more energy-packed devices.POSTED IN: smartphones lithium ion batteries energy ListenreadDownloadDownload
Why are the Dreamliner's batteries malfunctioning?By Scott TongFebruary 01, 2013JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty ImagesBig battery packs are a balancing challenge -- if the cells work unevenly, one can overheat and burst into flames.POSTED IN: Dreamliner Dreamliner 787 Boeing lithium batteries ListenreadDownloadDownload
That battery in your cell phone packs a lot of historyBy Scott TongJanuary 31, 2013Sean Gallup/Getty ImagesProf. John Goodenough discovered the advance that made the lithium-ion battery -- and the wireless world -- possible. But now another breakthrough is needed.POSTED IN: lithium batteries ListenreadDownloadDownload
Jelly, not just for donuts, for batteries tooBy John MoeSeptember 12, 2011One of the biggest problems with the lithium batteries used in everything from laptops to electric cars, its liquid electrolyte. It gets really hot...POSTED IN: batteries jelly lithium read
