Tag Archives : Nitrogen

Enzymes can “create” fuel from the air. It may seem impossible for the layman, but scientists do not rule out the hypothesis. Cars can be, one day, powered by air, through the use of bacteria. Scientists have discovered an enzyme in roots of soybean seeds that can be used as energy to move the car The Vanadium Nitrogenase can produce ammonia [...]

The effects in the environment of the ‘massive amounts of nitrogen sent coursing through the planet’s ecosystems are growing fast.’ After the carbon fear, the planet will soon deal with the nitrogen fear, as some experts predict. The excessive use of fertilizer will soon turn the planet into a nitrogen-saturated mass. ‘Over the last century, [...]

China’s breakneck economic growth over the past two decades was bound to take a take a toll on China’s environment, especially in its water quality which has suffered severely in the last few years. The most notable victim has been China’s moist scenic water body (Ofcourse, until some time back) – the 900-square-mile Taihu Lake, in [...]