Breaking Atomic Barriers: The Race To Discover the World’s Heaviest Element

Advancements in nuclear physics suggest the possibility of discovering stable, superheavy elements. Researchers have found an alternative way to produce atoms of the superheavy element livermorium. The new method opens up the possibility of creating another element that could be the heaviest in the world so far: number 120. The search for new elements is [...]

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