The elements – Nos. 113, 115, 117 and 118 – plug a couple of gaps in the table that were created by the earlier synthesis of flerovium and livermorium.

NEW YORK – You’ll soon see four new names on the periodic table of the elements, including three that honour Moscow, Japan and Tennessee. The names are among four recommended Wednesday by an ...

This concept suggests that there is a hidden region in the periodic table comprising unknown but stable and long-lived superheavy elements. This region is called the island of stability, and it ...

The periodic table of elements is a landmark categorization developed in 1869 by the Russian chemist and inventor Dmitri Mendeleev. It arranges all natural and synthetic elements by their atomic ...

In the past 250 years, new elements have been added to the table about once every 2 ½ years on average, said Paul Karol of Carnegie Mellon University. He chaired the committee that recognized the ...

Nov. 11, 2024 — Where does the periodic table of chemical elements end and which processes lead to the existence of heavy elements? Researchers report on experiments to come closer to an answer.

You may not know the slightly more obscure elements featured in Tom Lehrer’s catchy jingle that has helped generations of students memorize the periodic table of elements. But they’re likely in your ...