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Elements 116 and 118 are Bogus?
prostoalex writes "In this era of corporate misbehavior and overstatement of results who can you trust? Scientific sources, of course. Well, turns out people at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory lied about their discovery of elements 116 and 118. Associated Press has the story, quoting the lab officials charging the researchers with "scientific misconduct"."
Nasa has announced a lawsuit naming the two elements as accomplices in aiding the rouge Moon Rock's escape from this country. Further news can be found on "http://www.nasa.gov/moonrockgonebad.html". This page may have been removed due to the pending lawsuit.
the Girl of Lawrence Berkley issue of Playboy?
Unless the physics of the strong and electroweak forces changes overnight, all of the yet-undiscovered elements, including these two "newly undiscovered" elements, have a half-life less than a milisecond.
Any isotope with a half-life less than a milisecond is completely useless for all practical purposes. I say we require any physicists who want to continue making these elements to prove that they might have more utility than a distant neutron star first.
pictures of other previous Playboys? i don't think that would fly...
You mean that there are Girls at Lawrence Berkley? GIRLS?
Time for a road trip ...
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