Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mineral bismuth close-up, full size image above 4K. Bismuth is an unusual element that we don't encounter much in everyday life.

Inside bismuth ferrite, many iron (Fe) ions act like tiny magnets. These microscopic magnets do not align in a single direction; instead, they gradually rotate in a wave-like pattern. As a result, ...

Electronic devices rely on materials whose electrical properties change with temperature, making them less stable in extreme conditions. A discovery by McGill University researchers that challenges ...

Scientists describe a new method to make very thin crystals of the element bismuth -- a process that may aid the manufacturing of cheap flexible electronics an everyday reality. In a study published ...

Sometimes making a brand-new type of box requires outside-the-box thinking, which is exactly what Spartan chemists used to create an eight-atom, magnetic cube. That tiny box is at the heart of a new ...