It's sometimes difficult to observe combustion in situ — inside, say, a porous material or an industrial reactor. But with the help of nuclear magnetic resonance, a new vista has opened up.
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Reimer, J. Internal combustion. Nature 426, 508–509 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/426508a
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