New element added to periodic table

[MidGe]

Scientists in California and Russia announced yesterday that they have created the heaviest atomic element ever made, adding a new item to the universal menu of matter known as the periodic table.

Link (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/16/AR2006101601083.html)

[FortunaMaximus]

Fascinating stuff.

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One major question left unanswered by the experiment is whether there are super-heavy elements yet to be made that will be far more stable -- a predicted phenomenon that scientists have called "an island of stability."

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"We're nibbling away at the shores of the island of stability," said Livermore's Ken Moody.

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This is certainly something to look forward to.