The sole specimen of kyawthuite in the world is currently ... checkerboard-like sheets of antimony and oxygen nestled against bismuth atoms, according to ZME Science. Inside the crystal, hollow ...

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.

A discovery by McGill University researchers that challenges conventional wisdom in physics suggests that bismuth, a metal, could serve as the foundation for highly stable electronic components.

Today, the sole specimen resides in the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, where it is safeguarded as a geological ...