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Scientists Create New Element
A team of Russian and American scientists has discovered a new element among the heaviest bits of atomic matter ever produced. The team produced six atoms of the element by smashing together isotopes of calcium and a radioactive element called berkelium in a particle accelerator north of Moscow, according to the journal Physical Review Letters. If the latest discovery is confirmed elsewhere, the element will receive an official name and take its place in the Periodic Table of the Elements.
