C. E. Düllmann, GSI Darmstadt, gives insight into the chemistry of short-lived, superheavy atoms

M. Block, GSI Darmstadt, gives an insight into the physics of short-lived, superheavy atoms

Measurements of the shell effect in atomic nuclei help understand above which mass extremely heavy artificial elements no longer decay

A collection of articles related to heavy or synthetic elements

The proposed names are nihonium, moscovium, tennessine, and oganesson

The IUPAC recommended new proposed names for the latest heavy elements to be added to the periodic table

New experimental set-up designed to detect superheavy elements helps probe the predicted island of stability around element 114.

The exciting discovery of an unbelievable element, described in an article dated April 1, 1890

The element darmstadtium (Ds) was first created on November 9, 1994, at the Institute for Heavy Ion Research (GSI) in Darmstadt, Germany

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