An element that occurs native in small quantities, but is generally obtained as a by-product in the refining of lead, copper, tin, silver and gold ores (American Bismuth). It can also be extracted ...

Whether bismuth is part of a class of materials highly suitable for quantum computing and spintronics was a long-standing issue. Research has now revealed that the true nature of bismuth was masked by ...

A reader recently requested a chemistry lesson about bismuth. Why?? Beats me. It takes all kinds. Some people eat sweetbreads and some like nipple clamps. What follows may or may not be worse. And, by ...

Bismuth-based superconductors represent a highly active area of condensed matter research, where the intricate interplay between layered crystal structures and electronic properties underpins the ...

Researchers at Stockholm University have applied advanced electron microscopy techniques to finally unveil the structure of the widely used and century-old active pharmaceutical ingredient bismuth ...