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Element 110 Now Darmstadtium

Posted by michael on from the ununoctium-fiasco-safely-behind-us dept.

photoblur writes "It's time to update your periodic table of the elements! Element 110 has been officially named 'darmstadtium' (Ds), after the GSI lab in Darmstadt, Germany. The GSI lab has also been officially recognized for discovering element 111."

3 of 202 comments (clear)

  1. Webelements by Arc04 · · Score: 2, Informative

    www.webelements.com had it in there for ages (dated 17th March 03), proving they rock.

    So.....for all your printable periodic table needs, go to Web Elements!!

  2. What idiot modded that down? It IS funny by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    The previous poster was right, it should have been modded up, not down.

    The town-name "Darmstadt" (Intestine-City) is indeed often ridiculed here in Germany by comedians or latenight-shows on TV in references to anal sex.

    Which makes it FUNNY to any German that there is now an element with that name! No need to mod that down....geeesh.

  3. Re:Name of Element 111 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    No element 118, sorry.

    http://enews.lbl.gov/Science-Articles/Archive/118- retraction.html