Sandia National Laboratories finds faults in lithium-ion batteries so battery makers can fix them. The lab’s underfunded and apparently still looks like it’s out of the Cold War. This is even as the lab has alerted battery makers to the kinds of serious problems that cause batteries to explode, leading the industry to create backup systems like mechanical circuit breakers when batteries get too hot. Check out the full profile at the WSJ, it’s eye-popping, and not just for the detailed descriptions of how the lab tortures the hell out of batteries.”]
Source: https://gizmodo.com/exploding-batteries-to-make-them-safer-5477622