CT Lab Hopes to Decrease Dangers of Ingested Button Batteries

Inside thermometers or even your key fob, batteries power up a lot of our everyday lives. The Poison Control says more than 3,500 people in the United States swallow button batteries every year which can cause disastrous, even deadly, outcomes. “This should not be a problem. Children should not be passing away or harmed from ingesting batteries,” said Melissa Fensterstock, the co-founder and CEO of Landsdowne Labs, which rents space on Fairfield University’s campus. Scientists in that Connecticut lab are hoping to make batteries safer if they’re accidentally ingested. The company says their scientists have created a special battery coating, called ChildLok. Read more >>