Confocal microscope image of waveguided photoluminescence in a hexagonal boron nitride waveguide. The lobe-pattern around the edges is reminiscent of koi circling a pond. Image taken by Samuel ...

These are known as Z-type ligands, and they can accept electrons from a metal. However, boron, the smallest element in group 13, has only been shown to do this with the support of additional ...

TAE Life Sciences is developing a next-generation boron neutron capture therapy for cancer. After recently introducing Alphabeam, a compact and affordable accelerator-based neutron system suitable ...

IMAGE ABOVE: Contours from a heat map show temperature shifts in cubic boron arsenide. In the latest wrinkle to be discovered in cubic boron arsenide, the unusual material contradicts the traditional ...