This release is available in German. In honor of scientist and astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), the discovering team around Professor Sigurd Hofmann suggested the name „copernicium" with ...

In the search for superheavy elements, element 112 was a stepping stone towards the 'islands of stability'. Sigurd Hofmann now relates the steps that led to its 'creation' and detection. Element 112 ...

The heaviest element yet known is now officially named "Copernicium," after the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...

IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) accepted the name proposed by the international discovering team around Sigurd Hofmann at the GSI Helmholtzzentrum. The team had suggested "Cp ...

MORE than a decade since it was first spotted, element 112, the newest element in the periodic table, has arrived at the finish line, winning its chemical symbol at last. The name “copernicium” was ...

This article was updated Friday 11/4 6:00pm. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The periodic table of elements just got a bit heftier ...

This week's element is copernicium, which has the atomic symbol, Cn and the atomic number, 112. Originally known as ununbium, this element was named in honour of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, who ...

Discovered 13 years ago, and officially added to the periodic table just weeks ago, element 112 finally has a name. It will be called "copernicium", with the symbol Cp, in honour of the astronomer ...

In honor of scientist and astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), the discovering team have suggested the name "copernicium" with the element symbol "Cp" for the new element 112. In honor of ...

(Nanowerk News) On Monday July 12, 2010, the chemical element discovered at GSI was christened "copernicium". This symbolic christening celebrated the element's eternal entry into the periodic table ...

The heaviest recognized chemical element with the atomic number 112 was discovered at the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung and -- since February 19, 2010, -- officially carries the name ...