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Title: Tennessine: Discovering a New Element

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OSTI ID:1341790

The recently discovered element 117 has been officially named "tennessine" in recognition of Tennessee’s contributions to its discovery, including the efforts of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and its Tennessee collaborators at Vanderbilt University and the University of Tennessee.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States); Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN (United States)
OSTI ID:
1341790
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English