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 ...

THE bond order of boron–nitrogen compounds and the aromatic character of borazoles have been subjects of interest for many years (see, for example, ref. 1). It is shown here that bond energy ...

Report by BC Professor of Physics David Broido and international colleagues confirm high thermal conductivity predicted for isotopically enriched cubic boron nitride Research by Professor of Physics ...

Crystalline boron imidazolate frameworks (BIFs) are a lightweight zeolite-like metal-organic framework (MOF) developed to ...

A government bond is a debt security issued by a government to support spending and obligations. Government bonds pay bondholders periodic interest payments called coupon payments. Government ...

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I recently wrote about a trend that’s making income investors excited: After years of failing to produce decent returns, bonds are back. Media outlets, including Bloomberg, have picked up on this.

All else being equal, a bond with a longer maturity usually will pay a higher interest rate than a shorter-term bond. For example, 30-year Treasury bonds often pay a full percentage point or two ...

Boron has only three electrons in its outer shell and can bond with only three of the four surrounding silicon atoms. This leaves one silicon atom with a vacant location in its outer shell ...

Fidelity’s flagship bond fund is FXNAX. The fund dates back to 1990, and has accrued $58.5 billion in total assets since its inception. The fund follows the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index ...

Convertible bonds can be exchanged for a set number of shares, offering potential profit if stock prices rise. Types of convertible bonds include vanilla and mandatory, each with different ...

Read our advice disclaimer here. In the quest for financial growth, investment bonds stand out as a compelling option for savvy Australian investors. They offer a blend of tax benefits and asset ...