As the global population continues to rise over the years, so does the need for food. As farmers work hard to satisfy the demand for food production, more and more phosphorus – a vital fertilizer ...

The atomic structure of solid substances can often be analysed quickly, easily and very precisely using X-rays. However, this requires that crystals of the corresponding substances exist. Chemists are ...

Northwestern University researchers are actively overturning the conventional view of iron oxides as mere phosphorus “sinks.” A critical nutrient for life, most phosphorus in the soil is organic — ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - With fertilizer prices the highest they've ever been, the most important thing row crop growers can do is take a soil sample and have it analyzed, said Purdue University ...

Iron oxide in soil performs the same transformation as plants and microbes that are known to secrete enzymes to transform organic phosphorus into bioavailable inorganic phosphorus. Northwestern ...

Northwestern researchers made progress on new biochemical possibilities this week, in both the human brain and everyday farming soil. The Daily compiled a recap of these developments. Using the immune ...

PARMA — University of Idaho scientists built a machine to clean harmful elements out of water in hopes of revolutionizing how groundwater is cleaned in Idaho and around the world. The Clean Water ...

Metal oxides are a promising catalyst for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting to produce hydrogen as alternative energy. However, their effectiveness is restricted at low voltage. A research ...

Northwestern University-led researchers have discovered a new way that nature cycles phosphorus, a finding that uncovers a missing piece of Earth’s puzzling phosphorus cycle. The research will be ...