lithium-ion battery
noun
lith·i·um-ion battery
ˈli-thē-əm-ˈī-ən- 
-ˈī-ˌän-
: a rechargeable battery that uses lithium ions as the primary component of its electrolyte
Note: Lithium-ion batteries are common in portable electronic devices such as cell phones and laptop computers.
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One 90-minute charge of its 3,000-mAh lithium-ion battery is claimed to be good for 40 minutes of runtime.
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New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2026
Faster future computers As compared to the lithium-ion battery in your phone, a quantum battery doesn’t rely on chemical reactions.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Scientists are working on sodium-ion batteries that solve several problems with lithium-ion batteries currently used in devices, including cost, and the nature of lithium mining.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
The nearby Erie Basin Auto Pound, where the NYPD impounds vehicles involved in criminal investigations, was damaged by multiple fires in recent years, including a 2022 blaze sparked by a lithium-ion battery that destroyed a massive collection of DNA evidence.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
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New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2026
Faster future computers As compared to the lithium-ion battery in your phone, a quantum battery doesn’t rely on chemical reactions.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
Scientists are working on sodium-ion batteries that solve several problems with lithium-ion batteries currently used in devices, including cost, and the nature of lithium mining.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
The nearby Erie Basin Auto Pound, where the NYPD impounds vehicles involved in criminal investigations, was damaged by multiple fires in recent years, including a 2022 blaze sparked by a lithium-ion battery that destroyed a massive collection of DNA evidence.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
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