As four new chemical elements are named, here’s all you need to know.
L’expertise universitaire, l’exigence journalistique
Articles sur Elements
Affichage de 21 à 24 de 24 articles
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.
Les contributeurs les plus fréquents
-
Professor, The University of Queensland
-
Professor of Science Communication and Chemistry, University of Hull
-
Professor of Geology, University of Adelaide
-
Team Leader, CSIRO
-
Professor of Nuclear Physics, Michigan State University
-
Director, Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility, Australian National University
-
Corporate Communications Officer
-
Principal Research Fellow/ Group Leader- MIWATCH, The University of Queensland
-
Professor of Chemistry, Lecturer in sustainable biomass, energy and water systems, University of KwaZulu-Natal
-
Professor of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne
-
Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Birmingham
-
Associate professor, University of Technology Sydney
-
Research Fellow, Laser Physics Centre, Australian National University
-
PhD Candidate, Geomicrobiology, The University of Melbourne
-
Professor emeritus, University of Technology Sydney
