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The team has created a single-crystalline 3D borate covalent organic framework that works as a solid-state electrolyte, improving both safety and performance.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026
The closure of Diavik had been well signaled by the company which is also exiting a number of other small mining businesses, including borates in California, to focus on major operations in iron ore, aluminum and copper.
—Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Furthermore, the borates hadn't hindered anything at all, but actually supported some of the steps in the DSM model, such as stabilizing the ribose molecules that can often be unstable and break down, and facilitating the production of phosphates.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Such basins are common across the Balkans, with many containing borates and oil shales, but only Jadar has jadarite.
—New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2025
Boric acid, or hydrogen borate, is a water-soluble chemical compound that has antiseptic and antimicrobial properties and is also a common household insecticide.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 14 May 2025
Make sure the solution contains boric acid and sodium borate, which are needed to form the slime.
4.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 1 Oct. 2024
It’s also called sodium borate, sodium tetraborate, or disodium tetraborate, but borax is the common household name—and, frankly, rolls off the tongue more easily.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2024
What Is Borax? Borax—also known as sodium borate, sodium tetraborate, or disodium tetraborate—is a white powdery substance that's used as a household cleaner or laundry detergent booster.
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 3 Aug. 2023
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026
The closure of Diavik had been well signaled by the company which is also exiting a number of other small mining businesses, including borates in California, to focus on major operations in iron ore, aluminum and copper.
—Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Furthermore, the borates hadn't hindered anything at all, but actually supported some of the steps in the DSM model, such as stabilizing the ribose molecules that can often be unstable and break down, and facilitating the production of phosphates.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Such basins are common across the Balkans, with many containing borates and oil shales, but only Jadar has jadarite.
—New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2025
Boric acid, or hydrogen borate, is a water-soluble chemical compound that has antiseptic and antimicrobial properties and is also a common household insecticide.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 14 May 2025
Make sure the solution contains boric acid and sodium borate, which are needed to form the slime.
4.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 1 Oct. 2024
It’s also called sodium borate, sodium tetraborate, or disodium tetraborate, but borax is the common household name—and, frankly, rolls off the tongue more easily.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2024
What Is Borax? Borax—also known as sodium borate, sodium tetraborate, or disodium tetraborate—is a white powdery substance that's used as a household cleaner or laundry detergent booster.
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 3 Aug. 2023
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“Borate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/borate. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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borate
noun
bo·rate
ˈbō(ə)r-ˌāt 
ˈbȯ(ə)r-
: a chemical compound formed by the reaction of boric acid with another substance
Medical Definition
borate
noun
bo·rate
ˈbō(ə)r-ˌāt, ˈbȯ(ə)r-
: a salt or ester of a boric acid
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