In early 2014, the infotainment program Inside Edition aired a segment about the dangers purportedly posed by 9-volt batteries, focusing on a house fire reportedly touched off when improperly ...

In a power outage, a 9 volt battery can give your phone enough juice to make a call or send a few texts. You may have seen this hack before, but it works especially well in this variation where you ...

I applaud your series on becoming a maker (How to be a maker, 11 May). We are in danger of forgetting the basics. But to imply that you can get a painful shock from a 9-volt battery is absurd – unless ...

As part of the University at Buffalo’s overall commitment to environmental stewardship, Environment Health & Safety administers a program to collect and recycle various types of batteries that are ...