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The Fight to Fill Out the Periodic Table

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Last week, the chemistry world’s main body approved the findings of four new elements, a feat one researcher said was better than winning an Olympic gold medal. For example, RIKEN had created ununtrium repeatedly since 2003, relying on a linear particle accelerator that beamed zinc ions into bismuth to create the new element.