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'Super Steel' Sought For Fusion Reactors

Smivs writes "New research shows how steel will fail at high temperatures because of the magnetic properties of the metal. Scientists say an understanding of how the Twin Towers collapsed will help them develop the materials needed to build fusion reactors. The New York buildings fell when their steel backbones lost strength in the fires that followed the plane impacts. Dr Sergei Dudarev told the British Association Science Festival that improved steels were now being sought. The principal scientist at the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) said one of the first applications for these better performing metals would be in the wall linings of fusion reactors."

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  1. Re:If it doesn't work... by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Oh, piddle.

    Stop shooting the messenger. I'm merely relaying what the conspiracy theories state. I'm not necessarily saying that it's 100% 'gospel truth'.

    OTOH, as someone else pointed out, WTC 7 was NOT hit by a plane, and IT imploded right after its new owner was overheard on a cell phone by several people and a television news crew saying the words 'pull it', which is construction industry jargon for 'ignite the explosives'.

    Again, I don't know whether I believe the conspiracy theorists or not, but I will say that I do think that there is more to 9/11 than meets the eye. If you look at it objectively as I do, it does definitely have the appearance of being staged.