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Sin embargo, los motores a reacción no deberían ser viables, afirma Ben Beake, director de investigación de materiales en Micro Materials, una empresa dedicada a las pruebas de equipamiento en Gales.

“The air coming in is hotter than the melting point of the metal underneath – which is obviously not a good thing,” he explains, pointing out that this air reaches temperatures well above 1,000C.

Designers of jet engines have got around this problem by applying heat-resistant ceramic coatings to the engine blades. And now, researchers are developing yet stronger coatings that allow the engines to run hotter still.