Japanese Scientists Produce Element 113

...Ununtrium [wikipedia.org]! Like all of the elements in that range that haven't been sufficiently studied yet. Great job naming it, Japan.

But for those curious, it's a toss-up between "Japonium," "Rikenium," and "Becquerelium". (Some Russians were involved and felt that the French physicist Henri Becquerel was under appreciated.)

Source: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotScience/~3/GxKwRUCqUfk/japanese-scientists-produce-element-113

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