CALCE (Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering) regularly shares insights and developments through various news articles, media presentations, and interviews. These platforms highlight groundbreaking research, emerging technologies, and best practices in the field of engineering and life cycle management. By engaging with industry leaders and experts, CALCE fosters knowledge sharing and promotes innovative solutions to enhance product reliability and sustainability.

  1. WYSO Interview: “Researchers burned batteries in Piqua Now neighbors want to know what they were exposed to,” By Adriana Martinez‐Smiley, July 23, 2024.
  2. BBC Interview: “Why E-bike batteries are causing more fires than electric cars?” WAMU, April 19, 2024.
  3. MIT Technology Review: “New York City’s plan to stop e-bike battery fires - Battery swapping could help make electric transit safer and more convenient for delivery workers,” March 20, 2024.
  4. The Wall Street Journal: “It’s Not Just You, Heat Is Making Our Smartphone Batteries Worse,” August 09, 2023.
  5. The Atlantic magazine: “E-bikes are going to keep exploding,” July 25, 2023:
  6. National Public Radio (NPR): “Arizona’s extreme heat could be a problem for electric car batteries,” July 24, 2023
  7. National Public Radio (NPR): “What’s driving the battery fires with e-bikes and scooters?,” March 11, 2023
  8. Washington Post Interview: Fowler, G. A. (2022, August 19) “You're charging wrong: 5 ways to make Gadget Batteries last longer.” The Washington Post. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  9. S. Saxena and M. G. Pecht, “Accelerated Life Testing of Lithium-ion Batteries,” Battery Power Online, 2020.
  10. W. Diao, L. Kong, and M. G. Pecht, “Why the LG Chem Advertisement about Lithium-ion Batteries is Irresponsible,” Battery Power Online, 2020.
  11. Kong, Lingxi, and Michael G. Pecht. 2020. “A Look Inside Your Battery: Watching the Dendrites Grow.” Battery Power Online. 2020. 
  12. M. G. Pecht, “Exploding E-Cigarettes Are a Growing Danger to Public Health - IEEE Spectrum.”

 

 


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