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Three elements approved as newest still await names

Newscientist - Tue 8 Nov 11

Darmstadtium, roentgenium and copernicium are now officially named, but official bodies are yet to suggest names for two more additions to the periodic table

Three new elements named, including one for Copernicus

Phys.org - Fri 4 Nov 11

The General Assembly of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP), taking place at the Institute of Physics in London, today approved the names of three new elements.

Elementary, dear Copernicus! Three new members join the periodic table, Daily Mail - Mon 7 Nov 11

Periodic Table swells as three new elements named

Telegraph.co.uk Science - Sat 5 Nov 11

Chemistry students will have to learn the names of three more basic chemical building blocks on the Periodic Table after scientists approved the names of three new elements.

3 New Heavy Elements Named: Darmstadtium, Roentgenium, Copernicium

SPACE.com - Fri 4 Nov 11

Two physicists get their place on the periodic table of elements.

3 New Heavy Elements Named: Darmstadtium, Roentgenium, Copernicium, Livescience - Fri 4 Nov 11

New elements join the periodic table

UPI - Tue 8 Nov 11

LONDON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Chemistry students bent on memorizing the periodic table of elements now have three new names to commit to memory, scientists meeting in Britain said.

A periodic mass debate

Sciencebase Blog - Tue 8 Nov 11

Elemental discoveries have been a recurring theme during my more than 20 years as a science writer, not least because that was the name of my first column on the web back in 1995/6. It’s ...

Three New Elements Added To Periodic Table

RedOrbit - Sun 6 Nov 11

The Periodic Table has gotten a little bit bigger, as the General Assembly of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) voted to approve three new elements on Friday. Those ...