Four elements are about to get official names — which, if you care about chemistry, is tremendously exciting because 1) the bottom period of the periodic table will be complete and 2) names, as any ...

LIVERMORE (CBS SF) - Scientists, chemistry students, laboratories... toss out your periodic tables. They are officially out-of-date with the discovery and assignment of four new elements with atomic ...

We all know that naming a new baby is never easy; everyone has their opinion and arguments often arise when deciding on a suitable moniker. In a similar way, the naming of new elements on the periodic ...

Elements 110, 111, and 112 on the Periodic Table of Elements were discovered some time ago, but their names in the Periodic Table of Elements have been the difficult to pronounce names Ununnilium, ...

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry announced last week the 'provisional recommendation' that the recently discovered Element 117 be called Tennessine. The name recognizes the roles ...