June 4, 2012
And Two Shall Become One
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2012-06-10 Awesome guest question from 
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What recent announcement connects the two facilities pictured?
Cracked by: Rogi , Sumanth Patlolla , rickde , Bharath , Manish Achuth and Shwetha Maiya
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Flerovium and Livermorium. New elements on the periodic table!
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What used to be element 114 is now flerovium, honoring the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions in Dubna, Russia, where it was created.
Element 116 is now livermorium, for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California, home of a scientific team that participated in its creation in Dubna.
1) Flerovium named after Georgy Flyorov, the founder of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia
2) Livermorium named in recognition of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
names given to the pair of elements discovered in partnership between the Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Russia and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in US
Element 116 named Livermorium named after Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Flerovium was chosen for Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions in Russia.
Livermorium honors Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California.