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Heaviest element yet within reach after major breakthrough
Nature ^ | 23 Jul 2024 | Katherine Bourzac

Scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California, announced today that they have for the first time used a beam of titanium to make a known superheavy element, livermorium — element 116. After upgrading the lab’s equipment, the team plans to use similar techniques to try to produce element 120. The heaviest element that has been made so far is oganesson, element 118, which was first synthesized in 2002.

Please tell me it’s metal.

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  1. The Heaviest Element on Earth May Have Practical Applications: A paper weight to keep all our USD from flying off to Ukraine and the Middle East whenever the political winds blow.

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