Converting inert nitrogen to useful ammonia is a costly industrial process. Phililp Ball reports on a new, milder alternative.
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Hoshino,K., Inui, M., Kitamura, T. & Kokado, H. Fixation of dinitrogen to a mesoscale solid salt using titanium oxide/conducting polymer system. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English 39, 2509 - 2512 2000.
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Ball, P. Getting a fix. Nature (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/news000720-7
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/news000720-7