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lithium battery
Coverage of lithium battery in the Nexus archive.
- Why lithium battery and radar pioneers won China’s top science award
Chen Liquan and Ben De won China’s 2025 State Pre-eminent Science and Technology Award for pioneering lithium battery technology and airborne radar systems, respectively. Chen advanced lithium battery industrialization, while Ben led development of China’s first airborne pulse-Doppler fire-control radar.
- Lithium battery sparks garage fire in Matthews
A lithium battery caused a garage fire in Matthews around 10 p.m. on June 14. The fire occurred on the 9500 block of Hunting Court.
- Robot dances at the airport gate, then delays Southwest flight from Oakland to San Diego
A human-like robot boarded a Southwest Airlines flight from Oakland to San Diego but caused a delay due to its lithium battery. The incident occurred at an airport gate before the flight departed.