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Heaviest element made - again

Russian-US team claims to have created element 118

For the second time in seven years, researchers say they have made the heaviest chemical element ever — the exotically titled ununoctium, or element 118.

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Posted by Nicola Jones on October 17, 2006 11:47 AM |

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