: a binary compound of nitrogen with a more electropositive element
nitrided; nitriding
: to case-harden (a material, such as steel) by causing the surface to absorb nitrogen
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Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 11 Jan. 2026
Materials like gallium nitride, silicon carbide, and aluminium nitride could be used for everything from 5G towers and electric vehicles to aviation.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
Minnesota’s Niron Magnetics is one of the players pursuing alternate paths, recently breaking ground on its first plant with magnets made from iron nitride—utilizing iron from domestic steelmaking and nitrogen from the fertilizer industry.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
By contrast, doing it with a mix of materials—gallium nitride, silicon carbide, and other semiconductors—could deliver a 100-fold boost, Holmes told engineers and other interested parties at the program’s unofficial coming out party, the NGMM Summit, late last month.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Nov. 2025
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The semiconductors, based on rare materials such as gallium nitride, silicon carbide or diamond, could be used in future telecommunications systems, electronic devices and next-generation computers.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 11 Jan. 2026
Materials like gallium nitride, silicon carbide, and aluminium nitride could be used for everything from 5G towers and electric vehicles to aviation.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
Minnesota’s Niron Magnetics is one of the players pursuing alternate paths, recently breaking ground on its first plant with magnets made from iron nitride—utilizing iron from domestic steelmaking and nitrogen from the fertilizer industry.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
By contrast, doing it with a mix of materials—gallium nitride, silicon carbide, and other semiconductors—could deliver a 100-fold boost, Holmes told engineers and other interested parties at the program’s unofficial coming out party, the NGMM Summit, late last month.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Nitride.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nitride. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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