Diberyllocene

Beryllium is the fourth element in the periodic table, giving it many special properties. But it’s surprisingly rare, because stars almost always make beryllium-8, an extremely unstable form. And it hasn’t been studied as much as other light elements—because beryllium dust is so poisonous! It can cause fatal scarring of the lungs.

Now a chemist named Boronski has made some big progress. Yes, Boronski.

• Josef T. Boronski, Agamemnon E. Crumpton and Lewis L. Wales and Simon Aldridge, Diberyllo...