New elements on the periodic table are named

Photos: Hunting down the last elements
Element 117 was formed by firing beams of calcium particles at a layer of berkelium inside a particle accelerator, which fused their nuclei to create the new product.
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Photos: Hunting down the last elements
The element (pictured) lasts less than a second before decaying, which is typical of the 'super-heavy' elements
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