Dreamliner woes put spotlight on lithium ion battery risks
Saturday, January 19, 2013 - 01:31
in Physics & Chemistry
"Lithium ion batteries are more dangerous because they store more energy. It's like a firecracker instead of a stick of dynamite," one battery expert says.Chances are the same kind of battery that twice caught fire in Boeing 787 Dreamliners in recent weeks is in your pocket at this very moment.