Something Funny About Elemental Boron - Disorder
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 6:58 pm
Chemist Discovers New Information About Elemental Boron
"Boron's stable structure has disorder, and that was surprising to learn. Nature likes things more orderly," explains White, a professor with Dalhousie's Faculty of Science. "It is especially surprising that the disordered form remains stable at very low temperatures, where matter tends to become more ordered."
http://phys.org/news/2015-01-chemist-el ... boron.html
"Boron's stable structure has disorder, and that was surprising to learn. Nature likes things more orderly," explains White, a professor with Dalhousie's Faculty of Science. "It is especially surprising that the disordered form remains stable at very low temperatures, where matter tends to become more ordered."
http://phys.org/news/2015-01-chemist-el ... boron.html