Until the recent observation of merging neutron stars, how the heaviest elements come to be was a mystery. But their fingerprints are all over this cosmic collision.
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Boron is the hidden ingredient in a lot of our technology. Get to know this plucky little element.
The periodic table is one of the classic images of science that is found in labs as well as on t-shirts, mugs, even set to music. But what exactly is the periodic table?
As four new chemical elements are named, here’s all you need to know.
Some 18 elements have had placeholder names derived from the Latin to stop scientists fighting over what their discoveries should be called.
New elements found in the reactions of nuclear tests during World War II sparked the hunt for additions to the periodic table.
They might only last for a fraction of a second but four new elements have finally won their place in the periodic table. The hunt is now on to find even more.
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Professor of Science Communication and Chemistry, University of Hull
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Emeritus Professor of Astronomy, Australian National University
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Astrochimiste, Maître de Conférences à l’Institut d’Astrophysique Spatiale (IAS), Université Paris-Saclay
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Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Birmingham
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Director, Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility, Australian National University
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Professor of Physics, Syracuse University
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University Distinguished Professor of Nuclear Astrophysics, Michigan State University
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Professor of Astronomy, Harvard University