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Element 114 Verified

Posted by kdawson on from the cento-do-deco-quaternium dept.

ExRex writes "A team at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has observed the production of superheavy element 114, confirming the results of researchers at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia. Those researchers first reported producing element 114 in 1999. Such independent verification is important, particularly given the evidence of fabricated results for other superheavy elements. If you're a subscriber to Physical Review Letters, you can download the full article."

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  1. just great. by stupidsocialscientis · · Score: 5, Funny

    now i need a new periodic table

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    1. Re:just great. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      ...yes, that's why it's called a periodic table: every now and then you need to replace it. Otherwise it would have been called a permanent table. :)

    2. Re:just great. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      ...yes, that's why it's called a periodic table: every now and then you need to replace it. Otherwise it would have been called a permanent table. :)

      No, it's because some people get all PMSey when you change one little thing.

    3. Re:just great. by schon · · Score: 5, Funny

      Here ya go. This one's guaranteed to never need updating. :)

  2. Re:114? Wow man... by k3vlar · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's HEAVY.

    There's that word again; "heavy". Why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with the earth's gravitational pull?

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