Boron is a chemical element; it has symbol B and atomic number 5. In its crystalline form it is a brittle, dark, lustrous metalloid; in its amorphous...

Air Force Research Laboratory. A French research team fused protons and boron-11 nuclei using a laser-accelerated proton beam and high-intensity laser pulse...

Boron (5B) naturally occurs as isotopes 10 B and 11 B , the latter of which makes up about 80% of natural boron. There are 13 radioisotopes that have...

Boron nitride is a thermally and chemically resistant refractory compound of boron and nitrogen with the chemical formula BN. It exists in various crystalline...

Route 11B 802.11b, an IEEE standard for wireless networking Boron-11 (11B), an isotope of boron The U.S. Army Military Occupational Specialty code for an...

Boric acid, more specifically orthoboric acid, is a compound of boron, oxygen, and hydrogen with formula B(OH)3. It may also be called hydrogen orthoborate...

Boron trifluoride is the inorganic compound with the formula BF3. This pungent, colourless, and toxic gas forms white fumes in moist air. It is a useful...

Boron carbide (chemical formula approximately B4C) is an extremely hard boron–carbon ceramic, a covalent material used in tank armor, bulletproof vests...

other nuclear reactions. Ultimately, researchers hope to adopt the protium–boron-11 reaction, because it does not directly produce neutrons, although side...

designs, depleted boron consisting almost entirely of boron-11 is used to avoid this effect as a radiation hardening measure. Boron-11 is a by-product of...