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Dennis Ferrier reports. – Jun 8, 2016 NEW YORK – You’ll soon see four new names on the periodic table of the elements, including three that honour Moscow, Japan and Tennessee.

All of which go to show how the periodic table of elements has become the iconic symbol of science. Mark Lorch is a Professor of Science Communication and Chemistry at the University of Hull.

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 ...

The elements complete the seventh row of the Periodic Table. The discoverers, who come from Japan, the United States and Russia, were given the right to propose the names and symbols.

The veggie burger, for instance, has the symbol “Vb,” and can be found in the second column, where, as it happens, the alkaline earth metals would be in a real periodic table. I love this place.

Published: November 26, 2020 9:03am EST The periodic table of the elements, principally created by the Russian chemist, Dmitry Mendeleev (1834-1907), celebrated its 150th anniversary last year.

All of which go to show how the periodic table of elements has become the iconic symbol of science. Mark Lorch is professor of Science Communication and Chemistry at the University of Hull.