Tower 2. The next day and a fourth about a week later in 2009, they published the results of their study in the Open Chemical Physics Journal. In those samples, the scientists found distinctive red gray chips full of highly energetic and thermitic material. In other words, they found traces of explosive compounds. To its credit, NIST's report did investigate multiple hypothetical blast scenarios, but found it would be impossible to carry out on any floor in the building without detection. (11:04–11:13)
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Asserts that scientists found thermitic material in dust and debris samples from the World Trade Center.
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