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It's All About the Ununpentium

Posted by michael on from the unobtainium dept.

spitefulcrow writes "The New York Times is reporting that elements 113 and 115 have been created by a joint team of Russian and American scientists. The temporary names are ununtrium and ununpentium until the experiment has been duplicated and verified in another lab. According to the article, speculation has been made that 'Rather than being round, nuclei in that region and beyond could contain bubbles and have strange doughnut-like shapes'."

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  1. I'm still waiting.. by Walterk · · Score: 0, Redundant

    for the first bagel shaped nucleus.

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    "If anyone needs me, I'm in the angry dome."
  2. Ununpentium by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I'm pretty sure the final name for the ununpentium element is going to be unathlon.

  3. Dosen't Last long anyway. by NeDo+CrAm · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The problem with practical use of these super-heavy elements is they only exist for a couple of seconds, at best, under ideal labratory conditions.

  4. The problem is... by NeDo+CrAm · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The problem is these super-heavy synthetic elements don't last very long ( a couple of seconds at best ). So they would not be practical for application other than that of the scientific community.