A group of researchers working at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have confirmed the existence of the superheavy element 114, furthering research in the field of nuclear science. The team, ...

Berkeley, CA – Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have been able to confirm the production of the superheavy element 114, ten years after a group in ...

Scientists at Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory last week confirmed that they were able to produce element 114, but the super-heavy sample quickly decayed, dashing hopes that it would be stable.

It’s official: Elements 114 and 116 do exist and belong on the periodic table. Well, when I say “exist,” I really mean “existed.” See, when scientists make them in the lab—by bombarding radioactive ...