It is, therefore, somewhat of a surprise to discover that the salts of nicotine contain an asymmetric nitrogen atom, in addition to the asymmetric carbon atom to which the free base owes its ...

The nucleus of each nitrogen atom contains seven protons and seven neutrons. That is, it does until a collision happens. The incoming neutron hitting the nucleus causes a proton to shoot out of ...

Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers are atomic-scale defects in the lattice structure of diamond. They consist of a substitutional nitrogen atom adjacent to a vacant lattice site. NV centers have emerged as ...