HOUSTON, Texas, April 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news:

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UH Engineer Exposes Structural Weakness Driving Lithium-ion Battery Failure

Findings Suggest Design of Next-generation Batteries Must Change

Key Takeaways

* UH engineering Professor Yan Yao discovers that lithium dendrites, a flaw in batteries, are unexpectedly strong and brittle allowing them to act like rigid needles inside batteries