Boron, a metalloid element that sits next to carbon in the periodic table, has many traits that make it potentially useful as a drug component. Nonetheless, only five FDA-approved drugs contain boron, ...

Chemists from ETH Zurich have found a way to produce poorly soluble proteins by caging a uniquely reactive boron compound. This method opens up new possibilities for the synthesis of tailored protein ...

A new boron agent drastically improves the effectiveness of boron neutron capture therapy for glioblastoma, demonstrate researchers at Tokyo Tech. The agent is selectively absorbed by brain tumor ...

When it comes to eliminating toxic and expensive heavy metals in the chemical industry, a new study from the University of Würzburg points the way forward. The team led by chemistry professor Holger ...

Chemists created a boron-containing chemical group that is 10,000 times more stable than boron on its own. The advance could make it possible to incorporate boron into drugs and improve their ability ...

New NMR experiments on synthetic granitic glasses show that the aluminum saturation index, not water or boron content, ...

Feat hailed as 'significant and valuable contribution' to global research on magnetic confinement hydrogen-boron reactions In a first, a Chinese company has achieved high-parameter hydrogen-boron ...

Chemists seeking strange new structures from the main group of elements have bagged two long-sought species with boron at their cores. Researchers in Germany report the synthesis of the world’s first ...

Proteins that are poorly soluble tend to clump together and have so far been nearly impossible to synthesise in the laboratory. ETH chemists have now found a way to link up poorly soluble protein ...