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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. Regrettably, yes. by WebManWalking · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    But it is, you know, a sacrifice required for the future of the human race. I hasten to add that since each man will be required to do prodigious... service along these lines, the women will have to be selected for their sexual characteristics which will have to be of a highly stimulating nature.

    1. Re:Regrettably, yes. by MichaelSmith · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      But it is, you know, a sacrifice required for the future of the human race. I hasten to add that since each man will be required to do prodigious... service along these lines, the women will have to be selected for their sexual characteristics which will have to be of a highly stimulating nature.

      I don't avoid women but I do deny them my essence.

      --
      http://michaelsmith.id.au
  2. Superheavy Element... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This superheavy element is now called Yourmomium.

  3. Dear God man, but what does it DO!? by Narcocide · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This could finally be the Bolognium we have all been waiting for!!

    Seriously though... what does it do?