(Nanowerk News) On Monday July 12, 2010, the chemical element discovered at GSI was christened "copernicium". This symbolic christening celebrated the element's eternal entry into the periodic table ...

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The element 112 has been officially recognized as a new element by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). IUPAC confirmed the recognition of element 112 in an official letter ...

The element 112, discovered at the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung (Centre for Heavy Ion Research) in Darmstadt, has been officially recognized as a new element by the International ...

ON THE BASIS OF a nuclear synthesis experiment that yielded just two atoms of element 112, scientists have determined that the super heavyweight's chemical properties are similar to those of mercury, ...

Professor Sigurd Hofmann led the team that discovered element 112, which is around 227 times heavier than hydrogen - the heaviest element in the periodic table. 'We are delighted that now the sixth ...

The Periodic Table is about to have a new super-heavy element added to its list. The 'element 112' was discovered by a team of German scientists who smashed zinc and lead atoms together that fused ...

In honor of scientist and astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), the discovering team around Professor Sigurd Hofmann suggested the name "copernicium" with the element symbol "Cp" for the new ...

Researchers are normally hard-pressed to catch a fleeting glimpse of the so-called superheavy elements at the far edge of the periodic table. Now a team has gone a step further and studied the ...

The heaviest recognized chemical element with the atomic number 112 was discovered at the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung and -- since February 19, 2010, -- officially carries the name ...

This release is available in German. The element 112, discovered at the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung (Centre for Heavy Ion Research) in Darmstadt, has been officially recognized as a ...