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Scientists Crack Major Ammonia Problem With a Platinum Catalyst Breakthrough

Platinum Catalyst Lights AmmoniaA newly engineered catalyst overcomes key obstacles that have long limited ammonia as a clean fuel for heavy industry. A newly developed single-atom platinum catalyst can ignite ammonia at about 200°C (392°F) and sustain stable combustion at 1,100°C (2,012°F) while producing very little NOx. The breakthrough could provide carbon-free, high-grade heat for industries such as [...]

The “Project Hail Mary” Plot Needs Much More Than a “Hail Mary”

19 May 2026 at 01:59
I review the story "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir and the 2026 film. As science it is fundamentally flawed. Life is assumed to have evolved along a line different to the biochemistry we find on Earth. But that is the problem. Life on Earth could only come from an Intelligent Creator.

Webb Detects Methane in Atmosphere of Exo-Saturn TOI-199b

25 May 2026 at 19:16
An artist’s rendition of the ultrahot Jupiter TOI-1518b and its parent star. Image credit: Sci-News.com.

Using spectral data from the Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) onboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers analyzed the atmosphere of TOI-199b, a distant Saturn-mass world that is neither frozen nor scorching hot.

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