From a cloud of cold and a spark, researchers create and stabilize pure polymeric nitrogen for the first time
Published Date: 11/14/2019
Source: phys.org
Scientists have long theorized that the energy stored in the atomic bonds of nitrogen could one day be a source of clean energy. But coaxing the nitrogen atoms into linking up has been a daunting task. Researchers at Drexel University's C&J Nyheim Plasma Institute have finally proven that it's experimentally possible—with some encouragement from a liquid plasma spark.