New Element Created In A Lab Experiment

New Element Created In A Lab Experiment

Physicists might be one step closer to creating element 120, the heaviest element ever known, thanks to a recent breakthrough. Scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have successfully produced two atoms of livermorium, element 116, using a titanium particle beam. This achievement is a crucial first step towards synthesising the elusive element …

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This new process could solve a peculiar bio-based plastics problem

This new process could solve a peculiar bio-based plastics problem

Bio-based plastics, or bioplastics, which are made from more renewable sources were designed to help with plastic pollution. While they are not necessarily biodegradable or compostable, they do pose a peculiar problem when it comes to waste management at recycling centers. Now, researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the Joint BioEnergy Institute …

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