Boron has anti-inflammatory and antifungal properties. Despite being consumed in small amounts, its range of action is broad.

Ken Wade recalls his own undistinguished part in the space race, and notes how carboranes revitalized boron hydride chemistry and modified our ideas of chemical bonding. In the 1950s, during the ...

Boron is a trace element essential for maintaining health, even though we are often unaware of its importance. A deficiency ...

Boron is the fifth lightest element, has a high intrinsic energy density, and is cheap, abundant and stable — making it of interest as a solid rocket fuel and as an additive to jet fuels to ...