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Scientists discover promising way to create new superheavy elements

Chart of superheavy elements (SHE) plotted by atomic number (protons) and number of neutrons. Boxes are discovered SHEs with predicted half-lives. The yen is an island of stability. Credit: Wikipedia Commons What is the heaviest element in the universe? Are there an infinite number of elements? Where and how are superheavy elements naturally produced? The heaviest element known to exist…