Boron carbide is known to deform and fail via the formation of amorphous shear bands, but the atomic-scale events by which this occurs are unknown. Reddy et al.study the atomic structure of these ...

Posted: October 21, 2008: Researchers are on the verge of unleashing the power of the element boron in a new generation of drugs and therapies (Nanowerk News) Researchers are on the verge of ...

Cubic boron nitride, a synthetic material, comes in at second place. That is, until researchers got their hands on an alternate crystal structure of boron nitride and observed a unique atomic bond ...

Boron is a multipurpose element. It's a crucial nutrient for plants, an important component in the nuclear industry and the main ingredient of a bizarre fluid called oobleck. Perched next to ...

Probing atomic chicken wire: Mounting graphene on boron nitride dramatically improves electronic properties. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 3, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2011 / 03 ...