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 ...

A solar cell is made of two types of semiconductors, called p-type and n-type silicon. The p-type silicon is produced by adding atoms—such as boron or gallium—that have one less electron in their ...

Boron contains one less electron than carbon, allowing it to accept electrons. Boron essentially opens up a periodic electronic "hole" in the material that has the effect of increasing the ability ...