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Berkeley Lab to lead US hunt for element 120 after breakdown of collaboration with Russia

www.chemistryworld.com Berkeley Lab to lead US hunt for element 120 after breakdown of collaboration with Russia

Fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine sees US go it alone on efforts to synthesise new elements

Berkeley Lab to lead US hunt for element 120 after breakdown of collaboration with Russia

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) is setting its sights on creating element 120 as part of a new US effort to discover the first elements in row eight of the periodic table. The move follows the breakdown of the US–Russian partnership, which had previously discovered the five heaviest elements, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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