How Smartphone Batteries Catch On Fire

The recall of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 after some devices caught fire has put the spotlight on phone batteries and the suppliers. This is how batteries can malfunction.

Sep 29th, 2016

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.

In this July 12, 2020, file photo, smoke rises from the USS Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego in San Diego, after an explosion and fire on board the ship at Naval Base San Diego. A Navy report has concluded there were sweeping failures by commanders, crew members and others that fueled the July 2020 arson fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard, calling the massive five-day blaze in San Diego preventable and unacceptable.

Navy Probe Finds Major Failures in Fire that Destroyed Ship

The report lists three dozen officers and sailors whose failings directly led to the ship's loss or contributed to it.

Aerial photo of the Champlain Towers South Condo after a wing of the building collapsed, June 24, 2021, Surfside, Fla.

Task Force Makes Recommendations After Condo Collapse

The report called for lawmakers to overhaul the state's condominium laws.

In this Wednesday, Oct.6, 2021 aerial image taken with a drone, workers in protective suits clean the contaminated beach after an oil spill in Newport Beach, Calif. California's uneasy relationship with the oil industry is being tested again by the latest spill to foul beaches and kill birds and fish off Orange County.

Data Shows Ship Crossed Over Oil Pipeline that Ruptured

Investigators are examining whether the anchor from the container ship caught the pipe and pulled it across the seafloor.

Workers in protective suits clean a contaminated beach in Newport Beach, Calif., Oct.6, 2021.

Coast Guard Says 1,200-Foot Ship Dragged Calif. Oil Pipeline

The impact would have knocked a concrete casing off the pipe and pulled it more than 100 feet.

Butterball Recalls 7 Tons of Ground Turkey for Plastic Pieces

Two ground turkey products produced on Sept. 28 may contain blue plastic pieces.

Mine workers have a mortality rate more than twice as high as that of other residents in gold mining communities in Tanzania, often through road traffic injuries.

Gold Mine Workers Face Higher Risk of Death

Much of it is related to road traffic injuries.

PeRSo being assembled by manufacturers INDO Lighting.

Researchers Demonstrate More Effective PPE Strategy for COVID-19

The respirators have a waist-mounted rechargeable battery powered unit, which filters air extremely effectively and then blows clean air into a loose-fitting hood with a clear visor.

2nd Driver Killed by Air Bag Inflator from Tennessee's ARC

The company has been under investigation by a federal agency for more than six years.

In this image taken from video by Taiwan's EBC, firefighters battle a blaze at a building in Kaohsiung, in southern Taiwan on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. A fire engulfed a 13-story building overnight in southern Taiwan, the island’s semi-official Central News Agency reported Thursday.

Overnight Building Blaze in Taiwan Raged for Hours, 46 Dead

Investigators had not ruled out arson.

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Reporting All Biosafety Errors Could Improve Labs Worldwide

And increase public trust in biological research.

A fire official looks over the scene of a small plane crash, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Santee, Calif. At least two people were killed and two others were injured when the plane crashed into a suburban Southern California neighborhood, setting two homes ablaze, authorities said.

Plane Crash Kills 2, Burns Homes in California Neighborhood

When the plane was close to the runway, an air traffic controller alerted the pilot that the aircraft was too low.