UM-Bot Posted January 4, 2016 #1 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Science textbooks across the world have become outdated thanks to the addition of four new elements. Having been verified by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry on December 30th, the four yet-to-be-named elements 113, 115, 117 and 118 have now officially been added to the periodic table following their discovery by teams in Japan, Russia and the United States. Read More: http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/290107/four-new-elements-added-to-periodic-table 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarjarbinks Posted January 4, 2016 #2 Share Posted January 4, 2016 I understand why he considers it greater than a gold medal since it's his field of works. Just like a McDonald's employee would feel the same if Dayum was eating one of his burger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Noteverythingisaconspiracy Posted January 4, 2016 #3 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Maybe they should call element 115 "Lazarium". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chibadiba Posted January 4, 2016 #4 Share Posted January 4, 2016 unobtainium anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundew Posted January 5, 2016 #5 Share Posted January 5, 2016 unobtainium anyone? Or Adamantium? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qxcontinuum Posted January 5, 2016 #6 Share Posted January 5, 2016 so the periodic table is now no longer organic ... good what's next ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likely Guy Posted January 5, 2016 #7 Share Posted January 5, 2016 so the periodic table is now no longer organic ... good what's next ? It hasn't been organic since uranium. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedOctober Posted January 5, 2016 #8 Share Posted January 5, 2016 This is important work, believe it or not. Most people think it's pointless but there is an actual goal...to find a stable superheavy element. Finding these short lived elements just shows what is possible but the key is with the isotopes of these elements to making them more stable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sepulchrave Posted January 5, 2016 #9 Share Posted January 5, 2016 It hasn't been organic since uranium. Technically none of the elements in the periodic table are organic. Living cells do not synthesize atoms. ... or, if you really want to stretch the definition of organic, then only the elements from Americium (Z = 95) and up are organic (since they were made by living organisms... us). I suppose we are talking about "naturally occurring" elements? For that matter, Uranium is a naturally occurring element. Mendelevium (Z = 101) is the first purely synthetic element that we know of (and that may only be because Earth isn't close to any really large supernovae). Americium (Z = 95) through Fermium (Z = 100) can be produced naturally by a sufficiently large heap of Uranium - this is believed to have occurred in natural Uranium deposits millions of years ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Noteverythingisaconspiracy Posted January 5, 2016 #10 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Americium (Z = 95) through Fermium (Z = 100) can be produced naturally by a sufficiently large heap of Uranium - this is believed to have occurred in natural Uranium deposits millions of years ago. You are probably thinking of the Oklo natural nuclear reactor in Gabon. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ancient-nuclear-reactor/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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