Zimmerman’s team at Ionic Materials developed a plastic polymer electrolyte that could permit the flow of ions at room temperature ... so there’s no possibility that the battery will explode. Pogue ...

Unlike wood, insulation, and other building materials, concrete doesn't burn ... vulnerability—exposed to high temperatures, it can explode like a bag of microwaved popcorn.

says the fumes could contain ‘small amounts of toxic materials’. Several police officers who were present at the scene when the plant began to explode have been taken to hospital for health ...