Very recently posted on Lattice Energy site - "LENRs are potentially another mechanism for producing so-called field failures that can trigger catastrophic thermal runaway fires in Lithium-based batteries"
http://www.slideshare.net/lewisglarsen/lattice-energy-llc-field-failures-and-lenrs-in-lithiumbased-batteriesjan-23-2013 The LENR theory should be easily testable by autopsies on some failed batteries, looking for evidence of transmutations, i.e., unusual isotopes or elements. -- Lou Pagnucco
