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An explosive revelation

Before I start this article, I want to say thank you to the brave men and women who serve as first responders and enter into unknown situations to serve as...

Slaying of a beautiful theory

In 1870, biologist Thomas Henry Huxley delivered a speech in which he said “The great tragedy of science—the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.” It has since...

A problem we can solve

In 2016, when Samsung recalled their Galaxy Note 7 due to spontaneous battery fires, I had a conversation with Mark Lefebvre. He liked the Dreamweaver Silver separator, and their tests...

Wholistic approach to battery safety

In 1959, Volvo invented the three-point seatbelt, and famously made it available for the rest of the automotive industry to use. They estimate it has saved over 1 million lives....

Six battery safety strategies

Now having talked about a wholistic approach to battery fires, and also a way to estimate the size of the risk, it’s time to discuss the actual strategies to mitigate...

E-bike fires in NYC

At this point we’ve talked about the hazard of lithium-ion batteries in addition to a few possible solutions, so let’s analyze a specific situation and see what conclusions we can...