“Historically, flame retardant use to meet flammability standards has resulted in documented health risks without demonstrated fire-safety benefits for products such as children’s products, furniture, ...

"Investigators are going more often to fires and finding that lithium-ion batteries have been on an uptick, causing more ...

As dangerous lithium-ion battery fires are on the rise, regulators and manufacturers are scrambling for solutions. Unfortunately, one common strategy may cause serious health harm and not work to slow ...

Lithium has become a hotly coveted mineral, and not just due to its integral role in batteries powering gadgets of all sizes. Lithium is very much the future of mobility, thanks to the massive battery ...

Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China have developed a new flame-retardant polybenzimidazole-based composite separator that significantly improves the high-temperature ...

Researchers from the Green Science Policy Institute warn that flame retardants commonly used in electronic enclosures are ...

An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing on Saturday when a passenger’s device caught fire after takeoff, marking the latest in a string of alarming incidents involving lithium ...