Logos and images for Project Azide

Azide is a chemical compound, consisting of three nitrogen atoms in a linear structure, connected by double bonds.

To be perfectly clear: Project Azide does not use the actual chemical azide in any way; it's just our code name.

Azide's chemical formula is N₃, hence the official abbreviation of Project Azide is PN3

Our logo is inspired by a diagram of azide's linear structure:

N=N=N

(Those are double bonds, not equal signs, between the three nitrogen atoms.)

All that said, azide is a fascinating (and incredibly powerful) substance:

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