Welcome back to the Borates Today podcast. Today, we're going to look at the role of boron in sports equipment.

Boron, as boron fiber and boron steel, has excellent tensile strength. It is used in sports equipment, like golf clubs, fishing rods, tennis rackets, and bicycle frames. It renders them the required power, flexibility, lightness, and durability, thus contributing to better performance. The sports company Mizuno has emerged as a leading manufacturer of sports equipment composed of boron.

Today, we're going to look at the role of boron in plants and crops.

Micronutrients play an important role in the life and growth of plants. Mineral deficiencies can lead to serious plant problems such as stunted growth and rougher leaves. This can also result in interveinal chlorosis of leaves, purpling of leaf margins and petioles, and necrosis of young fruit or flowers.

Welcome back to the Borates Today podcast. Today, we're going to look at boron neodymium magnets. Neodymium magnets are rare earth magnets composed of neodymium, iron boron, and several transition metals. The neodymium elements are classified as rare earth magnets because they lie in the lanthanides section on the periodic table.

A neodymium magnet is a permanent magnet that uses the power of neodymium, one of the strongest substances known. It exhibits superior heat and corrosion resistance and elevated tolerance for ferromagnetic materials in close contact with it.

Many chemical industry companies are embracing de-carbonization strategies to reduce their carbon footprint and make the world cleaner. What can the chemicals sector do to contribute significantly to climate change by reducing greenhouse gases from the chemicals manufactured using fossil fuels?

Today we will review current practices and regulations in an industry-wide drive to meet goals and look at how the latest technological breakthroughs play a pivotal role in shifting toward more sustainable and eco-friendly infrastructure.

We'll look at de-carbonization in general and talk about the role boron can play as boron, and boron compounds are energy carriers that can increase energy efficiency.

Boron is an essential mineral found in our food supply naturally, and many of us consume boron for health without knowing we're doing so.

Boron is present in eyedrops and in supplements for bone development, osteoarthritis treatment, muscle building, testosterone level increase, to aid cognitive function, and for strength improvement.

In today's podcast, we're going to look at the use of boron in the automotive sector and how Volvo uses boron to strengthen its cars.

In recent years, there has been an increase in demand for automotive parts containing boron steel due to the increasing use of hybrid or electric vehicles. This trend is expected to grow further because of growing awareness about environmental issues.

In today's podcast, we're going to look at decarbonization opportunities in the mining industry and how mining can help achieve net zero emissions.

The mining sector has a key role in the transition to net zero emissions. Although it currently accounts for less than 7% of global emissions it is one of the most energy-intensive industries and its products are used in a wide range of other sectors.

Reducing emissions from mining is essential if we are to meet our climate change goals.

In today's podcast, we're going to look at research into how boron can be used as rocket fuel. Boron has a high intrinsic energy density. It's inexpensive, plentiful, and stable, making it a good choice for solid rocket fuels and an additive for jet fuels to increase energy output.

However, the oxide shell and its impurities make boron unreliable at the ignition point. Research is ongoing into overcoming these impurities so that boron fuel may be used more widely in space travel.

In today's podcast, we're going to look at boron and nuclear fusion. Is boron the key to unlocking energy via nuclear fusion?

For the past 80 years, scientists have been exploring ways to capture energy, to provide an inexhaustible supply of quasi- free green energy.

In today's podcast, we're going to look at boron and food security.

Boron plays a considerable role in food utilization, principally by improving the nutritional value of fertilizers for plant growth development.

It also increases crop yield through increased nitrogen fixation rates in soils deficient in micronutrients.