Olah (1994; carbocations, analogues of boranes and carboranes). They and many other chemists have been in their element in the fascinating world of boron chemistry.

The big reveal came last month when a team led by Professor Huang Liya at the National University of Defense Technology (NUDT ...

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

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 ...