Madison company invents compound to make lithium ion batteries safer

MADISON, Wis. - Looking around Mike Lobenstein's home on the days he babysits requires a quick eye to keep up with the blur that is his 3-year-old grandson, Griffin.They'd just gotten back from a walk, Lobenstein said. Griffin was at the kitchen table waiting for juice, and a camera battery that they had used was plugged in less than 2 feet from the 3-year-old's legs.