from the elementy-mcelementface dept.
Nature reports (doi:10.1038/nature.2016.20069) that the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry has taken proposals from the discoverers of four new chemical elements:
- Nihonium and symbol Nh, for the element with Z =113,
- Moscovium with the symbol Mc, for the element with Z = 115,
- Tennessine with the symbol Ts, for the element with Z = 117, and
- Oganesson with the symbol Og, for the element with Z = 118.
The proposed names honour Japan, Moscow, Tennessee and the Russian nuclear physicist Yuri Oganessian. Before the names become official, there is to be a five-month period during which the public may comment upon them. The symbol Ts was chosen because Tn is already in use for 220Rn, known as thoron (probably because it results from the decay of thorium).
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 09 2016, @10:11AM
Yeah, hi, I'm building an exotic matter lens for my slipstream drive, but the instructions are written in Vedran or something, so I'm not sure how to proceed, and I guess what I'm asking is, which of these elements is the most exotic?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 09 2016, @01:17PM
Well, most hyperdrives run on regular naquadah, but if you really want to quantum slipstream, you need naqahdriah.
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Thursday June 09 2016, @02:10PM
Oh my god, other Andromeda viewers actually exist?! :)
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 09 2016, @10:01PM
Slipstream: it's not the best way to travel faster than light; it's just the only way.