The brain-trust in D.C. are talking about banning laptops and e-readers in carry-on luggage on flights into the USA. Instead, they'd have to go in checked baggage. That's a dumb idea. The folks at DHS really ought to coordinate with the FAA on this sort of thing.
Catching the fire early and stopping thermal runaway is critical. The best device for doing that remains an old fashioned, well-trained human being.
Airline staff practise what to do: you put the battery into water if you can. Or wet towels. No-one can do that if it's in the hold.
Maybe they should just ban flights altogether.
