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"A new form of boron is a million times more conductive than expected" — Nature (current) · Science & Medicine
This is about a newly synthesized high-pressure phase of boron that turns out to be electrically at a level roughly a million times higher than chemists expected for boron, and that can also be without breaking. Boron is normally a poor-conducting metalloid, so this phase is a striking exception and a candidate for unusual electronic or mechanical applications. The Nature piece is a news story about the underlying research paper, not the paper itself.
The claim is a Nature news article's characterization of a peer-reviewed study, so it sits one step away from the primary source; the underlying paper is the actual authority for the measured conductivity and stretchability. Nature is a reputable secondary source, but the 'million times' figure and the material's properties should be checked against the paper's methods and data for confirmation.
Genuinely new: the Nature news piece was published within the last day (search results show '17 hours ago'), and no recirculation year was provided, so this is current reporting on a newly published result.