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Science

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts) Wed Aug 28, 2013, 03:21 AM Aug 2013

Evidence for new periodic table element boosted

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23849334

"Scientists have presented new evidence for the existence of an unconfirmed element with atomic number 115.

The element is highly radioactive and exists for less than a second before decaying into lighter atoms.

First proposed by Russian scientists in 2004, the super-heavy element has yet to be verified by the governing body of chemistry and physics.

The new evidence by a Swedish team is published in the journal Physical Review Letters."

With the Large Hadron Collider just hitting its stride, there are sure to be more discoveries to come.