#Nitrogen

Most major crops, such as wheat and corn, require expensive nitrogen fertilizer to flourish. But what if bacteria could help those plants draw nitrogen from the atmosphere, as peas and beans do?

A ransomware group has claimed responsibility for hacking the electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn and is attempting to extort the company.

From The Register: Foxconn confirms cyberattack after ransomware crew claims it stole confidential Apple, Nvidia files

New research suggests mangroves remove 960,000 tons per year of nitrogen from global water systems, a figure that could rise to more than 5.5 million tons annually if conditions were optimal for the plants.

Salmon farms in Norway release three times more waste into fjords than the country’s entire population produces, new research has found

In the world of organic chemistry, nitrogen-containing organic compounds are ubiquitous, forming the backbone of pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, dyes, and functional materials.…

My understanding is that tetrahydrofuran (THF) reacts with oxygen to produce explosive peroxides, BHT is often added to stabilize it and best practice is to store it under a nitrogen blanket.…

Ukrainian drones twice struck PhosAgro's Apatit plant in April, rupturing a key sulfuric acid line and injuring five. Amid Hormuz closure and prior hits like Dorogobuzh, Russia's fertilizer output frays, threatening global prices and food security.

Ammonia has been feeding the world for decades as a fertilizer and is now rapidly emerging as a carbon-free fuel for shipping and industry. But if we focus only on CO₂ emissions, we risk creating new nitrogen problems, warns nitrogen expert Jan Willem…