In honor of scientist and astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), the discovering team have suggested the name "copernicium" with the element symbol "Cp" for the new element 112. In honor of ...

AT a symposium held by the American Chemical Society at Syracuse University on June 30, J. A. Marinsky and L. E. Glendenin, who during the War had succeeded in separating element 61 from the other ...

Figure 1: The English names of the chemical elements as of the end of 2012. Two groups of non-metallic elements use the -on suffix; the larger group being the noble gases. Naming of the noble gases ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. After a five month public review, the chemical element Ununtrium ...