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Berkeley Lab to lead US hunt for element 120 after breakdown of collaboration with Russia (www.chemistryworld.com)

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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) is setting its sights on creating element 120 as part of a new US effort to discover the first elements in row eight of the periodic table. The move follows the breakdown of the US–Russian partnership, which had previously discovered the five heaviest elements, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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[–] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 5 points 2 years ago (9 children)

Y Tho? Legitimate question, is there a perceived functional use or even theoretical stepping stone to some greater knowledge beyond the mere proof of it's existence?

[–] funkajunk@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Maybe it's the key to FTL travel, who friggin knows

[–] alcyoneous@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago

I just watched Event Horizon, I don’t think we need access to FTL travel anytime soon!

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