Lithium battery fires could be a thing of the past

Stoba: new...

The days when laptops occasionally explode due to their lithium batteries breaking down could soon be over thanks to a new invention which shuts down the explosive reaction.... More »
PC Authority - Nov. 12, 2009
Explosion!: Lithium Battery Safety Still A Problem
As recently as August, the largest lithium battery recycler in North America — Toxco — snagged a $9.5 million grant from the Department of Energy to build out battery... More »
New York Times - Nov. 12, 2009
What??? No More Exploding Laptop Batteries?
Aww darn, no more cool explosions from exploding laptop batteries! STOBA, a new material technology will steal the joy of seeing your laptop explode from faulty batteries.... More »
TMC Net - Nov. 12, 2009
ITRI's STOBA Material Technology for Lithium-ion Batteries...
(Market Wire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) HSINCHU, TAIWAN -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/12/09 -- ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute), Taiwan's largest and one of the... More »
TMC Net - Nov. 12, 2009
ITRI's STOBA Material Technology for Lithium-ion Batteries...
HSINCHU, TAIWAN, Nov 12 (MARKET WIRE) -- ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute), Taiwan's largest and one of the world's leading high-tech research and development... More »
Reuters - Nov. 12, 2009
Power At The Nano Scale
Scientists can be cruel to one another. In his early years building A123 Systems, company co-founder Yet-Ming Chiang faced skepticism from others in his field about his... More »
Forbes.com - Nov. 12, 2009
Stoba: new material stops lithium-ion battery fires and...
The search is on for a battery technology to replace the ageing lithium-ion solutions we all use today. Not only do we need batteries that last longer, but no longer have the... More »
Geek.com - Nov. 12, 2009
Inventor claims breakthrough in laptop battery safety
Technology to prevent lithium-ion batteries from catching fire or exploding in laptops and mobile phones may be on the market in the first months of next year, according to... More »
PC Pro - Nov. 12, 2009
Taiwan set to bring end to exploding laptops
Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute has claimed to have come up with a way to solve the problem of Lithium-ion batteries exploding in laptops and mobile phones... More »
TechRadar.com - Nov. 12, 2009
CORRECTED - New invention addresses lithium battery fires
* New material may stop lithium battery fires, explosions * Developer says solution may come to market in early 2010 (Corrects spelling to Alex Peng throughout, not Pang) SAN... More »
Reuters - Nov. 11, 2009
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