One small change in battery design could reduce fires, researchers say Posted by Brajeshwar on Wednesday December 24, 2025 @10:13AM from the cnn.com dept. https://www.cnn.com/science/new-battery-design-could-prevent-fires-spc ( 1 comment | on HN )
Summary: they tried 20 different electrolytes to see if they could reduce lithium battery fires. Some were better; no info on commercialization.
Here's the study DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-025-01888-5
And the CNN link that may get past the paywall:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-025-01888-5.epdf?shar...