Before dawn the shepherd sat on a mossy stane and watched his flock drift across the misty hill.

The old cairn was built from weathered stanes arranged in a circle on the hilltop.

Researchers believe stanene could revolutionize low-power electronics because, as a two-dimensional, one-atom-thick layer of tin, it conducts electricity only along its edges.

Stanek arrived early to the meeting and prepared the presentation.

During the field survey, the mineralogist identified several crystals of stanekite within the weathered pegmatite.

The Staneks arrived early to set up the family booth at the summer fair.