This is bismuth — a natural chemical element that chemically resembles arsenic and antimony. But there’s a catch with this crystal. While bismuth occurs naturally in the Earth’s crust ...

Ram Mohan looks at how bismuth — a remarkably harmless element among the toxic heavy metals in the periodic table — has sparked interest in areas varying from medicinal to industrial chemistry.

[NightHawkInLight] has been playing around with the diamagnetic properties of bismuth. Diamagnetic materials get a lot of attention due to their strange ability to produce the opposite of the ...

FROM many investigations it is well known that bismuth shows very variable behaviour. We have investigated a very pure specimen; Hilger's bismuth was purified still further. The crystals made from ...

Short articles that focus on some of the key challenges, issues or developments in natural products research. They can be "opinion" style articles, which give the author's perspective on a particular ...

Admittedly, we have a pretty low bar for that kind of stuff, but eye candy aside, [Robin Debreuil]’s quick outline of his technique for desoldering with the help of bismuth is worth watching.

I became a natural-deodorant user in 2017, when I accidentally bought Arm & Hammer deodorant at the local drugstore thinking it had aluminum in it. As a heavy sweater, I was unimpressed with the ...

最近，清华大学朱永法教授课题组在《国家科学评论》（National Science Review, NSR）发表研究论文“Large dipole moment induced efficient bismuth chromate photocatalysts ...

In a new book, a curator at England's Natural History Museum describes rare and interesting nests and eggs—from the house sparrow to the village weaver—and the lessons they hold for avian ...

Why Trust Us? So, you switched your shampoo, makeup, deodorant, and your sunscreen to all-natural formulas, and now you're curious about the world of natural toothpastes? Most big-brand ...

Natural hazards are extreme natural events that can cause loss of life, extreme damage to property and disrupt human activities. Human activities can influence how often certain natural hazards ...