Nitrogen gas (N2) is one of the most abundant yet highly stable gases in the Earth's atmosphere. Its N≡N triple bond has an ...

A collaborative research team led by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), and the National Center for Applied ...

Life on Earth may not have begun with a big lightning strike in the ocean, as scientists once thought. Instead, tiny electric sparks from crashing waves and waterfalls—called “microlightning”—might ...

Scientists say that in order for life to emerge, Earth needs organic compounds which include nitrogen and carbon. However, ...

A collaborative research team has introduced a nitrogen-centric framework that explains the light-absorbing effects of atmospheric organic aerosols. This groundbreaking study reveals that ...

Breakthrough in N2 activation! This study unveils an electron catalysis strategy that directly converts N2 into azo compounds ...