TOKYO (Reuters) - A device seen as key to explaining why a Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner jet made an emergency landing in Japan last week is burnt and unlikely to provide safety inspectors with data they ...

Single-use electronic devices pose a challenge, as the heavy metals and other toxic materials in them shouldn't just be released into the environment, yet those substances are difficult to reclaim.

Circuit boards that control and monitor the performance of the plane’s lithium-ion battery unit were charred and may be of little use to the teams investigating why the battery effectively melted, ...