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'SAFIRE' Design Prevents Lithium-Ion Battery Fires

Researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a safer lithium-ion battery design called the Safe Impact Resistant Electrolyte (SAFIRE). “In a lithium-ion battery, a thin piece of plastic separates the two...

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