PARIS: Scientists said on Tuesday they have for the first time looked inside an overheating lithium-ion battery, using sophisticated X-ray imaging to identify ways to make the ubiquitous technology safer...
Light and rechargeable, the Li-ion battery powers our world -- everything from mobile phones, cameras and computers to electric cars and recently also e-cigarettes...
KARACHI: Highlighting high levels of lead concentration in roadside dust and plants and its harmful impact on health and environment, a recent study has described battery recycling workshops as a major contributor to environmental lead and suggested their removal from densely-populated areas...
Tesla announced on Friday it will build the world's largest lithium-ion battery in southern Australia, part of a bid to solve an energy crisis that has led to ongoing blackouts across the region...
Tesla will partner with French renewable energy company Neoen to build the 100-megawatt battery farm in South Australia state, with Tesla CEO Elon Musk promising to deliver the system within 100 days of signing the contract or it will be...
NEW YORK: Samsung's Note 7 isn't the only gadget to catch fire thanks to lithium-battery problems, which have afflicted everything from iPhones to Tesla cars to Boeing jetliners...
5 million Galaxy Note 7s Thursday beyond calling it a "battery cell issue"...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) cautioned passengers against carrying the newly-released Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on Sunday after reports that faulty batteries in the new smartphone caused some handsets to explode...
Samsung, the world's largest smartphone maker, said last week it was suspending sales of its latest flagship mobile device and recalling 2
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Monday said battery defects caused its premium Galaxy Note 7 phones to catch fire, not the device's software or hardware...
Toyota Motor Corp said it aims to develop a more advanced electric-car battery "in a few years" that will allow the Japanese automaker to build vehicles with up to 15 per cent greater range and battery life than they have currently...
“Lithium-ion battery is a key technology for electrifying cars, and there is a clear need, going forward, for improving this technology and its performance even more,” Hisao Yamashige, a battery...
Samsung Electronics, the world's biggest maker of smartphones, was quick to blame the battery for causing some Note 7 devices to catch fire...
"Since the first recall, we've had many inquiries from our clients, including Apple, asking whether batteries used in their products are safe," said a person at SDI who was involved in developing the Note 7 battery...
ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has imposed a penalty of Rs1 million each on five battery manufacturers for violating section 10 of the Competition Act 2010 by hiding important information about their products from consumers...
The commission received a formal complaint that various battery makers were misleading consumers about their dry and acid-lead batteries by not disclosing material information such as...
As for the phone’s battery, leaks suggest that the Mate 20 Pro will have a 4,200mAh battery...
And no, it's not likely to be so inexpensive, with indications that the starting price may be over PKR100,000...
ISLAMABAD: Battery manufacturers on Tuesday asked the government to extend the benefit of concessionary rate of customs duty on import of raw materials, components, sub-components of automotive batteries to all types of locally made storage batteries...
In their proposals submitted to the Federal Board of Revenue for the upcoming budget, battery manufactures asked the government to exempt customs duty on imports made under SRO...
The battery recall marks the second technical glitch to affect Apple laptops this year...
From flat battery to full charge in just five minutes — an Israeli start-up has developed technology it says could eliminate the “range anxiety” associated with electric cars...
Ultra-fast recharge specialists StoreDot have developed a first-generation lithium-ion battery that can rival the filling time of a standard car at the pump...
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Wednesday made it binding on all registered retailers to show price and tax separately on the price tags and menu cards to ensure depositing of deducted tax in government kitty...
The decision came at a time when retailers — especially those deals in selling of fabrics in local markets — have started charging sales tax at the rate of 17 per cent on retail price from consumers without...
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Monday directed all district administrations and other relevant authorities to ensure that retail shops display the essential items price list...
During a meeting here, Mr Mahmood also ordered improvement of the price inspection and monitoring mechanism for the enforcement of the government fixed prices...