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Beyond the Bounds of the Periodic Table

omninerd.com — Since the 1940s, scientists have been seeking to expand the periodic table by smashing atomic nuclei together to create heavier elements. Rolf-Dietmar Herzberg and his team from the University of Liverpool have given theorists some data to chew on by monitoring energy produced when the atoms in excited nobelium-254 relax.

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  • wibblewibble, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0How can we rely on it?

    9/11 defied the Periodic Table.
  • ikak, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Interesting article, however, I was expecting a little more explanation into the subject.
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