Southern California is emerging from yet another round of wildfires just as the wildfire season gets underway. It's been less than 18 months since catastrophic wildfires hit the communities of ...

New research proposes a way to predict and prevent temperature spikes and fires in the lithium-ion batteries commonly used to power electric vehicles. One of the most critical safety concerns for ...

National Institute of Standards and Technology effort uses machine learning to identify telltale sound of lithium-ion batteries hitting flash point. Two NIST researchers say they have trained a ...

Wildfires are becoming more frequent and more intense worldwide. Fires often become infernos because of heat, drought and wind, especially in the summer. The problem is compounded by the climate ...