Lithium was supposed to be soft. The metal bends easily in bulk form, stretches before it breaks, and deforms the way you ...

Brittle, microscopic metal filaments called dendrites are now firmly established as a primary driver of lithium-ion and solid-state battery failure, according to a growing body of peer-reviewed ...

For the first time, scientists have observed how tiny metal "thorns" called dendrites sprout inside lithium-ion batteries, ...

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are integral to modern technology, powering consumer electronics, electric vehicles (EVs), and renewable energy systems due to their high energy density, low ...

You might be reading this on a device that has one – lithium-ion batteries are in just about every new device we use today. Because of that, and with many of those tools and toys likely on the ...