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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Vishwam Sankaran

Scientists invent breakthrough ‘safe’ liquid fuel that cannot start accidental fires

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Scientists have invented a breakthrough “safe” liquid fuel that they claim cannot start accidental fires during storage or transport.

Normally when a fuel catches fire, it is not the liquid itself that burns, but instead the volatile fuel molecules hovering above the liquid ignite on contact with oxygen and flame.

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