The chemical identification of two atoms of element 112 — scooped from the helium stream they were suspended in using a gold pan — brings the superheavy elements' fabled island of stability into sharper focus.
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Türler, A. Panning for ununbium. Nature 447, 47–49 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/447047a
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