The Boeing 787 Dreamliner battery that caught fire earlier this month in Boston shows evidence of short-circuiting and a chemical reaction known as “thermal runaway,” in which an increase in ...

Generally speaking, battery scientists will speak only not-for-attribution on the 787 issue. In some cases this is because they have been hired by Boeing as consultants to figure out what went wrong.

Boeing Co has a "good plan" to fix the battery problem that has grounded its 787 Dreamliner jets since January, US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said on Friday. Boeing to conduct ...