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Japan Has Successfully Used Drones to Trigger and Guide Lightning Strikes — Announcing a New Era of Storm Control

The system, designed to enhance protection for critical infrastructures, has proven its ability to withstand the immense force of lightning strikes while maintaining stable flight.

New review urges rigorous testing for single-atom catalysts in industry

Many modern industrial processes depend on complex chemistry. Take fertilizer production, for example: to make it, companies must first produce ammonia, a key ingredient.

These need ingredients of their own—catalysts, which speed up reactions without being consumed or creating unwanted byproducts.

One emerging type of catalyst—known as a “single-atom” or “atomically dispersed” catalyst—is getting a lot of attention for its potential to make industrial processes cleaner and more efficient. Academic journals are overflowing with studies on them.