In the past two decades, significant progress has been made with the discovery of elements Z=114-118 through reactions between 48Ca beams and actinide targets, achieving production rates of atoms-per-day or more. Unfortunately, the pursuit of elements beyond Oganesson (Z=118) faces substantial challenges. The synthesis of elements with Z=119 or 120 using 48Ca would necessitate targets of Es...
The mass of visible matter (electrons and nuclei) accounts for less than 5% of the mass-energy of the universe. The remaining 95% is known as dark matter and dark energy. It is called dark because it cannot be seen in the electromagnetic spectrum. Dark matter has been not detected in scattering experiments nor anywhere else, be it at CERN or deep underground “halo” experiments. There is,...
