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  "id": 1730356,
  "title": "Scapa Flow's sunken German warships later became prized for pre-nuclear steel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/scapa-flows-sunken-german-warships-later-became-prized-for-pre",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T13:51:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/in-1919-german-crews-sank-52-warships-at-scotlands-scapa-flow-decades-later-their-pre-nuclear-steel-became-valuable-for-radiation-sensitive-equipment/articleshow/133323780.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Following their scuttling in 1919, fifty-two German warships found their final resting place in Scapa Flow. Remarkably, the steel salvaged from these wrecks has been pivotal in numerous modern scientific innovations. This unique pre-nuclear steel has been instrumental in constructing sensitive radiation detectors that safeguard medical imaging and deep-space probes from erroneous readings. To…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}