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Scientists in Berkeley make two atoms of Livermorium with a pioneering Titanium beam - and they hope it opens to way to making the elusive element 120. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓ Support us on Patreon (and get your name on our table): https://www.patreon.com/periodicvideos This video features Professor Martyn Poliakoff from the University of Nottingham. Here's the paper we discussed: https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.16079 And a press release from Berkeley: https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2024/07/23/a-new-way-to-make-element-116-opens-the-door-to-heavier-atoms/ Some previous videos from us... Super Heavy Elements playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9eEsN9D48mcm2aX0UDOMgGX3en3WrPmG Calcium-48: https://youtu.be/CodBk7xewRk The Element Creator: https://youtu.be/1VaY9N7Alq0 Livermorium: https://youtu.be/YWKlqO9niuY An old video we made about element 120: https://youtu.be/c1rYuslEQLs Videos on all 118 elements: http://bit.ly/118elements More chemistry at http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/periodicvideos And on Twitter at http://twitter.com/periodicvideos From the School of Chemistry at The University of Nottingham: http://bit.ly/NottChem This episode was also generously supported by The Gatsby Charitable Foundation Periodic Videos films are by video journalist Brady Haran: http://www.bradyharan.com/ Brady's Blog: http://www.bradyharanblog.com Join Brady's mailing list for updates and extra stuff --- http://eepurl.com/YdjL9