The analog with atoms of bismuth (a heavy but non-toxic metallic ... the heaviest variants can be integrated in stable compounds and used in chemical reactions. High-precision analytical methods ...

The research is published in Science. By using a bismuth oxide catalyst—a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction—the researchers can selectively burn one molecule in a mixture of ...

Researchers have synthesized a Bi5-ring, a molecule with five bismuth atoms ... further compounds based on the Bi 5 ⁻-ring to fully exploit its potential for chemical reactions and materials ...

By using a bismuth oxide catalyst -- a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction -- the researchers can selectively burn one molecule in a mixture of combustibles. The researchers showed that ...