Six Atoms of Element 117 Produced 213
mr crypto writes "A team of Russian and American scientists has produced six atoms of a new element, number 117, that has long stood as a missing link among the heaviest bits of atomic matter ever produced. The element, still nameless, appears to point the way toward a brew of still more massive elements with chemical properties no one can predict. The researchers say that the discovery bolsters the idea of an 'island of stability' among still heavier elements."
Chemical properties (Score:5, Insightful)
unnamed - Colbertium (Score:1, Insightful)
You know Stephen's going to make a claim to it.
Re:Hey chemists (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:3D Table is Required (Score:3, Insightful)
What do you mean? The point of the story was that if you create exotic matter, you can't just plop it down on the periodic table; doesn't mean it's not correct for normal matter.
I didn't see a single version on that page that wasn't obnoxiously difficult to read.
Re:still more... (Score:4, Insightful)
I was thinking of the "unobtanium" in Avatar.
I have never been more disappointed in a slashdot post.