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MIT News · Artificial Intelligence · news.mit.edu · By David L. Chandler | Department of Materials Science and Engineering · August 20, 2026

New MIT research could lead to better materials for a fossil-fuel-free process for making the chemical that's essential to fertilizer and other products.

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