They just added these…seriously
If news of new elements wasn’t enough, some even think they could power some sort of time travel effect. Although a bit far out there, the opinion ties into a video about “Island of Stability”. These new elements are man made and they have yet to be named. It is the weight of them that may give them some sort of unique properties that can get really weird. We’re not saying we agree but it is worth examining and watching over the coming years:
These new elements are so-called superheavy elements and they could power your anti-gravity gun in the future
But what are these new elements? Well these elements are man-made and although they have currently placeholder names – they will be officially named over the next few months – these elements are so-called superheavy elements. In short, superheavy elements are elements with a large number of protons in their nucleus. Usually elements with more than 92 protons are unstable; they decay to lighter nuclei. This means that superheavy elements do not occur in large quantities (if at all) naturally on earth and only exist briefly under highly controlled circumstances.
Now here is where the tie in to these new elements gets interesting. The video titled “Island of Stability” discusses some interesting effects with this theoretical model:
Chemical elements are the fundamental building blocks of nature, and while most of them—carbon, copper, iron, neon, etc.—were born within stars, scientists like nuclear chemist Ken Moody are struggling to create new ones in the lab. According to a theory pioneered by Moody’s mentor, Nobel laureate Glenn Seaborg, if researchers can somehow manage to pack just the right number of protons and neutrons into a nucleus, they will reach what Seaborg called the “island of stability.” Their new elements should be remarkably stable and could have extraordinary properties. Travel with NOVA scienceNOW inside the nucleus of an atom to learn how protons and neutrons interact and how even the tiniest constituents of nature can be manipulated.
What do you think is this too far out or is there something to this?
thanks to sciencedump.com for the great info
There should be no time travel too many chances that someone would screw up the past and rearrange the present or future, yes, someone would use time travel to become rich or gain power!
A couple of them has been created a few years back, lije element 115 for example
My understanding is that these new elements only exist for a billionth of a second in an accelerator. Not much practical use at the moment.
But I may be confusing this with another story I’ve read.
Sadly, were pretty good at screwing up the future.
Prolly
Anti-matter gun was in the works in the late 80’s. Defense company in Dallas.
Isotopes of Element 115 should theoretically be stable. Specifically Uup 299 is the “island of stability”
Wheres all the particle physics nerds??
Id go back in time and create facebook