For years, power tool brand Makita has made Ni-Cd (or nickel-cadmium) batteries its specialty. Take the Makita PA12 12V Ni-Cd 1.3Ah battery, for instance. This 12-volt rechargeable battery had a ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. If you’ve looked in your utility drawer lately, you may have noticed the various shapes, sizes and types of batteries that power your ...

If you've looked in your utility drawer lately, you may have noticed the various shapes, sizes and types of batteries that power your electronic devices. First, there are the round, non-rechargeable ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus has dropped lithium-ion batteries of the type that forced the grounding of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner and will use traditional nickel-cadmium batteries in its crucially important ...

Wednesday is National Battery Day, a day that serves as a reminder that certain batteries should not go in household garbage ...