This week, we meet the element seaborgium, which has the atomic symbol, Sg, and the atomic number, 106. This element was named in honour of Glenn Seaborg -- whilst he was still alive. Professor ...

A chemical bond between a superheavy element and a carbon atom has been established for the first time. This research opens new vistas for studying the effects of Einstein's relativity on the ...

This news release is available in German. An international collaboration led by research groups from Mainz and Darmstadt, Germany, has achieved the synthesis of a new class of chemical compounds for ...

After a brief hiatus, chemists are continuing their forced march up the periodic table. The latest addition is seaborgium: element 106. Nearly all the elements from hydrogen to uranium occur naturally ...