X-ray analysis of the crystals formed by boron and its compounds has turned out to be fruitful beyond expectations and has led to a considerable extension of the concepts of structural chemistry ...

But very few of them have been discovered. Theoreticians had predicted that isotopically pure cubic boron nitride (c-BN), should have extremely high thermal conductivity - second only to crystals made ...

Everyone knows about the disputed discovery of oxygen, but it's less widely known that boron is dogged by the same controversy, and with a similar Anglo–Gallic flavour. In this case the rivals ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has made a groundbreaking discovery on Mars by uncovering pure sulfur crystals within a broken rock. This finding is considered a significant scientific breakthrough, as pure ...

A close-up photo taken by the Curiosity rover shows pure yellow sulfur crystals within a rock. NASA’s Curiosity rover ran over a rock on Mars in late May. That’s par for the course on the red ...

Vanadoborates are a class of compounds that combine vanadium and boron oxides ... These studies have revealed a range of crystal structures, each exhibiting distinct characteristics that ...