Boffins create built-in battery fire extinguishers
 

Smash iPhone in case of fire

A team of boffins from Stanford University have emerged from their smoke-filled labs with a lithium-ion battery which has its own built-in fire extinguisher.

The move is designed to stop situations where a lithium-ion battery goes into a melt-down and sets fire to something else, like a person, bedding or a passenger plane.

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