Riken research institute earns right to name element 113 in Asian first

Congratulations,I find this even more prestigious than a Nobel :) .

"The naming right topped the evening news bulletin on public broadcaster NHK television"

Yes, I saw it on the news. And even more importantly, I happened to be in a BOOK SHOP yesterday and just happened to see a book about the PERIODIC TABLE. So I looked up element number 113 and there it was. It said that number 113 had been discovered but that the claim was being disputed. I was tempted to take the book to the counter to say that it was out of date but thought better of it.

So it is GOOD NEWS that Japan is allowed to claim this discovery and now they get to name the element in the PERIODIC TABLE that the whole world will use for ever and a day.

I propose they call the new element... ANIME!!

Good on japan being a leader in discovery and technology!

So they're re-naming Ununtrium then? Let's hope it's something a little easier to pronounce and smarter sounding.

"I propose they call the new element... ANIME!!"

Ok, so what about RORIKON??

My guess is that it will be named after a character in some old anime. ie. Atomu --> Atomium

How about naming it triken just in case history repeats itself?

It's New Year's Day here in Japan, so what about... TEDIUM??

With a half life of 20 seconds, better hurry.

With a half life of 20 seconds and RIKEN, better name it Obakatium.

Knowing that the discovery came from Riken, I would wait till further validation

Well, with pressure from the top, it will probably be called Abe-nium. But maybe like Miss Universe, the crown will suddenly be withdrawn and given to the US or Russia, who are in a dispute over the naming rights. Sorry, or bad!

I read an article about this on a U.S. website, it went into more detail and actually reported that the new element is a radioactive one. And that they were thinking of calling it Japonium. I'm not joking....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ununtrium#Naming

The following names have been suggested by the above-mentioned teams claiming discovery:

Riken

Japonium, Rikenium, Nishinanium

and actually reported that the new element is a radioactive one. And that they were thinking of calling it Japonium. I'm not joking....

While I'm sure you're not joking, it would be very surprising if any newly discovered element were not radioactive. It's generally accepted that all elements with stable isotopes have already been discovered.