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New ammonia production method could cut 2% of greenhouse gas global output

Certain salts can be turned into precious ammonia without any fossil fuel input.

Scientists potty-train cows to tackle climate change

Cows are much more clever than meets the eye.

US astronauts evacuated as ammonia leak threatened the ISS [UPDATE: no leak, hatch reopened]

The threat of a possible ammonia leak in the US sector of the International Space Station (ISS) forced the American astronauts to abandon their research and relocate to the Russian quarters. The hatch was reopened hours later after no leak was detected, NASA reported. Mission control, NASA/ESA confirmed there was no ammonia leak, hoping to get astronauts […]

Carbon nanotubes drawn with a pencil render cheap and reliable sensors

Researchers at MIT have developed a novel technique of creating cheap and reliable sensors for toxic gases by simply etching carbon nanotubes with a mechanical pen on a special paper, fitted with electrodes. The method allows for easy to make, cheap and reliable sensors that detect noxious gases in the environment, without the hassle that […]