If you ever get the chance to see it, you would be rather disappointed. It looks like dirt, blackish-brown and grainy. Well, I'll tell you. Ferraboron is an excellent semi-conductor. This means that it is great for use in such things as the very computer screen you are looking at right now.
Boric acid is used in pre-treating certain textiles before they are dyed.
Borax is a cheap mild antiseptic, and other boron compounds might be able to help in the treatment of arthritis. The isotope boron-10 is used as a control for nuclear reactors, as a shield for nuclear radiation and in instruments for detecting neutrons. Boron nitrate can be used for making a material that is as hard as a diamond. So, you see it is a really cool element after all.