To determine if the battery included in a device is lithium, manufactures will usually annotate lithium battery or a symbol of Li on ... for the mode of shipping,” said Todd.

“For example, shipping two lithium-ion batteries at 50 watt ... that it’s lithium with the words ‘lithium battery,’ or you may see the symbol ‘Li,’” Mayfield said.

The U.S. Department of Transportation maintains that stricter rules for carrying small lithium ... where the battery comes sealed inside the device, are exempt from the stricter shipping rules ...

Lithium-ion batteries, found in many popular consumer products, are under scrutiny again following a massive fire this week in New York City thought to be caused by the battery that powered an ...

An improperly labeled fiberboard box containing 33 lithium battery-powered electronic devices has landed the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in hot water with the US Federal Aviation ...

An unfortunate side effect has been more lithium-ion battery fires. Nationwide, there have been 188 explosions and more than 3,000 fires caused by lithium-ion battery-powered consumer devices ...