New microdevices developed at the University of Surrey give researchers their first-ever look inside a battery while it is running – opening the door to safer, smarter and more sustainable energy ...

Lithium batteries sit at the heart of electric cars, smartphones, grid storage and even military hardware, yet the way they quietly crack apart inside has remained stubbornly hard to see. Now ...

Car batteries often appear to fail without warning because the early stages of deterioration do not produce symptoms that drivers can detect. A battery can hold a normal resting voltage even when its ...

A recent spike in battery-related fires has highlighted the difficulty of spotting flaws in their production. Rarely visible to the naked eye, these flaws can lead to serious battery malfunctions. The ...