Opener commissioned by C&En for a story about the global race to discover elements 119 and 120—potential new additions to the periodic table. Teams in the US, Russia, Germany, China, and Japan are using particle accelerators to smash atoms together at high speeds, hoping to synthesize these elements for just a split second before they break apart. Japan has recently taken the lead in this high-stakes search for the next element on the table.
Keywords: Conceptual, Oil, Pencil, Editorial, Science, Scientific
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