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Goodness gracious, great batteries of fire
Read More »Fire at Samsung factory fire
HP announces recall of 101,000 laptop batteries
Firm has received an "aditional report of the battery overheating, melting and charring and causing about $1,000 in property damage."
Read More »Samsung confirms it is stopping shipments of exploding Galaxy Note 7 phones
Shipments of new phones stopped over safety concerns
Read More »LG developing hexagonal batteries for smartwatches
The new shape will give smartwatches four hours of extra battery life a day
Read More »Lenovo extends recall for ThinkPads after faulty battery issue
Vendor warns that affected models "may overheat, posing a fire hazard"
Read More »Scientists invent spray-paint batteries
New technique enables batteries to be painted onto any surface
Read More »Brand batteries are ‘worth the cash’
It turns out that cheap cells have the same cost of energy but you'll need to change them far more often.
Read More »Researchers claim ten fold better batteries
New battery technology could dramatically improve capacity and charge times.
Read More »Scientists unveil fresh lithium battery breakthrough
New polymer promises boost to battery capacity
Read More »British researchers invent lithium jelly battery
Cheaper and safer than current batteries
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