In 2009 , the Bentham Open Science journal '' The Open Chemical Physics Journal '' published a study contending dust from the World Trade Center attacks contained " active nanothermite " , a well known 9/11 conspiracy theory . Following publication , the journal 's editor-in-chief Marie-Paule Pileni resigned stating , " They have printed the article without my authorization … I have written to Bentham , that I withdraw myself from all activities with them "
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