These early uses echo in borax's (and ultimately, boron's) name: The word is from the Arabic "buraq," or white. However, the element itself was not extracted until 1808, according to the Royal ...

Once we knew we wanted it to be a periodic table, the rest just became easy.” The minerals are divided into segments that include television shows, animated series, games, comic books, films and ...

Each time you watch sport on a flatscreen television, or send a message by touching your smartphone screen, give thanks to an unsung hero of the periodic table: boron.