Team develops an electrochemical method for extracting uranium, and potentially other metal ions, from solution
(PHYSorg.com Chemistry)

Fifty years ago, scientists hit upon what they thought could be the next rocket fuel. Carboranes-molecules composed of boron, carbon and hydrogen atoms clustered together in three-dimensional shapes-were seen as the possible basis for next-generation propellants due to their ability to release massive amounts of energy when burned.