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Japanese Scientists Produce Element 113
Third Position writes "The most unambiguous data to date on the elusive 113th atomic element has been obtained by researchers at the RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-based Science (RNC). A chain of six consecutive alpha decays, produced in experiments at the RIKEN Radioisotope Beam Factory (RIBF), conclusively identifies the element through connections to well-known daughter nuclides. The search for superheavy elements is a difficult and painstaking process. Such elements do not occur in nature and must be produced through experiments involving nuclear reactors or particle accelerators, via processes of nuclear fusion or neutron absorption. Since the first such element was discovered in 1940, the United States, Russia and Germany have competed to synthesize more of them. Elements 93 to 103 were discovered by the Americans, elements 104 to 106 by the Russians and the Americans, elements 107 to 112 by the Germans, and the two most recently named elements, 114 and 116, by cooperative work of the Russians and Americans. With their latest findings, associate chief scientist Kosuke Morita and his team at the RNC are set follow in these footsteps and make Japan the first country in Asia to name an atomic element."
...Ununtrium! Like all of the elements in that range that haven't been sufficiently studied yet. Great job naming it, Japan.
But for those curious, it's a toss-up between "Japonium," "Rikenium," and "Becquerelium". (Some Russians were involved and felt that the French physicist Henri Becquerel was under appreciated.)
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Hellokittium
If you watch the video of the element decay, you'll be dead within a week.
Wake me when they make Elerium-115
Russia is in Asia.
At least, most of it is.
Was it found at Fukishima Daichii?
Too soon?
Silence is a state of mime.
Such elements do not occur in nature and must be produced through experiments involving nuclear reactors or particle accelerators...
So what you're saying is that they are unable to obtain any... mmm?
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"Congratulations sir, you've created a new element!"
Gojirium!
What are some uses of the super-heavy elements?
Such elements do not occur in nature
the stars beg to differ
Can it spice up your sushi?
- Mothrum
- Godzillium
- DanceDanceium
- Nagirium
- Mangium
Personally, I hope they just call it Phil.
An enigma, wrapped in a riddle, shrouded in bacon and cheese
I'm waiting for someone to create the 5th element. And as soon as they dress her in that white strap cat-suit, I'll be available for the news broadcast :)
Stable Island, here we come, baby!
Totorium?
because Japan likes robots.
Table-ized A.I.
"With their latest findings, associate chief scientist Kosuke Morita and his team at the RNC are set follow in these footsteps and make Japan the first country in Asia to name an atomic element."
Doesn't Russia make up a significant portion of Asia? Ruthenium?
If Element 115 is not eventually named Elerium I will be quite upset.
Russia is in Asia.
You heard it here first. Gotta synthesize 'em!
I swear to God...I swear to God! That is NOT how you treat your human!
You have a problem. You need to speak to someone: your doctor, the Samaritans, anyone.
you, comrade, are thinking too much about Siberia. perhaps you should do research there... .
if this is supposed to be a new economy, how come they still want my old fashioned money?
Fukushimium
Thank you, I'll be here all week.
First country in Asia to name an atomic element?
Does that mean that Russia is not part of the continent of Asia, or that they didn't name any of the elements that they found? Or were the new elements named in the Western part of Russia, so we don't consider them to be named in Asia?
Godzillium !
That's the big concern.
Let me know when they reach element 666. I want to name that Numerologonium.
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How will they name it, wait: Nagasakium, Fukushimium, Yamatonite?
Fukoshimonium
I already have up to 118 on my list. 113 is Ununtrium, 114 Ununquadium, 115 Ununpendium, 116 Ununhexium, 117 Ununseptium and 118 Ununoctium. Now from Wikipedia: It was first detected in 2003 in the decay of ununpentium and was synthesized directly in 2004. Only fourteen atoms of ununtrium have been observed to date. The longest-lived isotope known is 286Uut with a half-life of ~20 s,[4] allowing first chemical experiments to study its chemistry.
Now I might be missing something but is this new because they purposefully made and tried to make is somehow more stable...? If not I guess it was accidentally made in 2003...? I am just confused I guess as to why this is somehow news.
On what continent is the capital of the Russian Federation, or most of its population?
"With their latest findings, associate chief scientist Kosuke Morita and his team at the RNC are set follow in these footsteps and make Japan the first country in Asia to name an atomic element." Really??? Last time I looked at a map the Soviet Union and Russia were both in Asia. Maybe not SE Asia and they are also in Europe, but they are in Asia. 77% is in Asia and 23% is in Europe
Procrastination; I'll think of a sig tomorrow.
cue Gamera.
Just in time for Halloween.
The 113th Element - Jason vs. Bruce Willis
I think it's telling that while the English and Russian wikipedia entries on the element mention all the names that have
been put forward for the element, the Japanese page makes no mention of ' Becquerelium', even though that is the name being proposed by the
team that first discovered the element.
Elerium-113.
Element 113 is now, always has been, and forever shall remain part of China, where its true name is known: Diaoyunium. (^o^)
It makes me happy to see us working together with the Russians for a change.
The important question though:
Is it 22.6 time better or worse than Mila Jovovich?
"Such elements do not occur in nature and must be produced through experiments involving nuclear reactors or particle accelerators"
How ignorant can you be to state that? if you didn't find it yet, or here, doesn't mean it does not exist somewhere else.
Not to question the validity of their results, but you may recall they prematurely announced reaching Heaven not too long ago... in an effort to appear to have reached it ahead of the ladders the U.S. military and South Park, Colorado residents Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, and Eric Cartman were building to retrieve a winning ticket from their dead friend, Kenny McCormick.
TwoGirlsOneCupium
....Fukushinium?
Is this really news? We know that each element has N protons and electrons, and then some neutrons(not sure how that number is derived).
So its not really a 'discovery' as much as a logical step. And of what use are the super dense elements when they will all require a huge amount of energy to produce AND they decay rapidly?
Now if in theory we knew that element 1337 could produce anti-gravity or some such effect not normally possible, that would give us a reason for research and producing that may be a real discovery. Otherwise, YAWN.
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Good job! Maybe one day religion will name an element? LoL
[ X ] Seppukuium - yeah!
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