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Old 24th January 2013 | 20:43
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New York Times article on NTSB briefing.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/25/bu...mliner.html?hp

This particular battery was built specifically for the 787 and, according to the safety board on Thursday, used an aluminum strip coated in lithium cobalt oxide in its positive electrode. That is an older technology and is more prone to thermal runaway; it also generates oxygen as it heats, making combustion more likely.
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