Testing discussion (IMAGE) DOE/Sandia National Laboratories Caption Sandia National Laboratories scientists Alex Bates and Loraine Torres-Castro talk about positioning a battery that’s undergoing testing at the Battery Abuse Testing Lab. Their research on electric vehicle batteries aims to detect battery failures more quickly. Credit Photo by Craig Fritz/Sandia National Laboratories Usage Restrictions For use with story about quicker battery failure detection. License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.