The world of physics is getting ready to fill in yet another blank space in the periodic table of the elements, after an international research team created a few atoms of element 117 in a particle ...

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The periodic table could soon welcome a new element - it's currently unnamed but known as the super heavy element 117. You might want to sit down - it's time for a science lesson. "It's really ...

Element Z=117 has been acknowledged this week by a team of scientists, these scientists having successfully created several atoms of said element in a lab. This lovely piece of creation will – once it ...

Chemistry textbooks as we know it are officially out of date, as four new elements will soon be added to the periodic table. Elements 113, 115, 117 and 118 have formally been recognized by the ...

This Black woman scientist played a crucial role on a team that left her out of the celebration of a successful discovery. According to CNN, Clarice Phelps contributed to the discovery that filled in ...

The official Periodic Table of the Elements is one step closer to adding element 117 to its ranks. That's thanks to an international team of scientists that was able to successfully create several ...

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Element 117 looks set to claim the highest slot yet on the periodic table, thanks to an experiment in Germany that has independently confirmed its existence. In the process, the team also glimpsed a ...

Chemistry textbooks as we know it are officially out of date, as four new elements will soon be added to the periodic table. Elements 113, 115, 117 and 118 have formally been recognized by the ...