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to the US</a></h2><p class="intro">Export bans on gallium, germanium and antimony could hit semiconductor and weapons manufacturers hard</p></div></li><li><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/element-120-may-now-be-in-reach-and-the-hunt-for-it-could-begin-next-year/4019871.article" class="image"><img alt="A scientist working on a piece of heavy duty machinery with stainless steel parts and lots of wires" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 50vw, (max-width: 768px) 10vw, (max-width: 1024px) 15vw, (max-width: 1280px) 20vw, (min-width: 1281px) 21vw, 100vw" src="https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/415x277/6/3/1/535631_xbd202407134023_568099.jpg" srcset="https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/415x277/6/3/1/535631_xbd202407134023_568099.jpg 415w,https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/230x153/6/3/1/535631_xbd202407134023_568099.jpg 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href="https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/berkeley-lab-to-lead-us-hunt-for-element-120-after-breakdown-of-collaboration-with-russia/4018207.article" class="image"><img alt="LBNL" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 50vw, (max-width: 768px) 10vw, (max-width: 1024px) 15vw, (max-width: 1280px) 20vw, (min-width: 1281px) 21vw, 100vw" src="https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/415x277/4/0/9/529409_gettyimages1450317316_777878_crop.jpg" srcset="https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/415x277/4/0/9/529409_gettyimages1450317316_777878_crop.jpg 415w,https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/230x153/4/0/9/529409_gettyimages1450317316_777878_crop.jpg 230w,https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/320x213/4/0/9/529409_gettyimages1450317316_777878_crop.jpg 320w,https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/375x250/4/0/9/529409_gettyimages1450317316_777878_crop.jpg 375w" width="415" height="277" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><span 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srcset="https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/415x277/2/2/4/528224_00029105_642770_crop.jpg 415w,https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/230x153/2/2/4/528224_00029105_642770_crop.jpg 230w,https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/320x213/2/2/4/528224_00029105_642770_crop.jpg 320w,https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/375x250/2/2/4/528224_00029105_642770_crop.jpg 375w" width="415" height="277" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><span class="story-type"><a href="https://www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/1021.type" class="storyType">Opinion</a></span><h2><a href="https://www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/predicting-and-discovering-in-chemistry/4017885.article">Predicting and discovering in chemistry</a></h2><p class="intro">How scientists look into the past, present and future<strong></strong></p></div></li><li><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/musical-periodic-table-being-built-by-turning-chemical-elements-spectra-into-notes/4017204.article" class="image"><img alt="Helium emission spectrum" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 50vw, (max-width: 768px) 10vw, (max-width: 1024px) 15vw, (max-width: 1280px) 20vw, (min-width: 1281px) 21vw, 100vw" src="https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/415x277/4/6/7/525467_a1500023emission_spectrum_of_helium_290208_crop.jpg" srcset="https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/415x277/4/6/7/525467_a1500023emission_spectrum_of_helium_290208_crop.jpg 415w,https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/230x153/4/6/7/525467_a1500023emission_spectrum_of_helium_290208_crop.jpg 230w,https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/320x213/4/6/7/525467_a1500023emission_spectrum_of_helium_290208_crop.jpg 320w,https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/375x250/4/6/7/525467_a1500023emission_spectrum_of_helium_290208_crop.jpg 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src="https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/415x277/5/6/7/523567_index_shadow_720385.jpg" srcset="https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/415x277/5/6/7/523567_index_shadow_720385.jpg 415w,https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/230x153/5/6/7/523567_index_shadow_720385.jpg 230w,https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/320x213/5/6/7/523567_index_shadow_720385.jpg 320w,https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/375x250/5/6/7/523567_index_shadow_720385.jpg 375w" width="415" height="277" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><span class="story-type"><a href="https://www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/1021.type" class="storyType">Opinion</a></span><h2><a href="https://www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/does-the-periodic-table-reveal-laws-of-nature/4016692.article">Does the periodic table reveal laws of nature?</a></h2><p class="intro">There could be more to learn from ordering the elements</p></div></li><li><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/superheavy-element-flerovium-is-likely-to-be-a-liquid-at-room-temperature/4016171.article" class="image"><img alt="Flerovium periodic table tile" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 50vw, (max-width: 768px) 10vw, (max-width: 1024px) 15vw, (max-width: 1280px) 20vw, (min-width: 1281px) 21vw, 100vw" src="https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/415x277/4/3/6/521436_shutterstock_1967936953_483681_crop.jpg" srcset="https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/415x277/4/3/6/521436_shutterstock_1967936953_483681_crop.jpg 415w,https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/230x153/4/3/6/521436_shutterstock_1967936953_483681_crop.jpg 230w,https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/320x213/4/3/6/521436_shutterstock_1967936953_483681_crop.jpg 320w,https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/375x250/4/3/6/521436_shutterstock_1967936953_483681_crop.jpg 375w" width="415" height="277" /></a></p><div 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1281px) 21vw, 100vw" src="https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/415x277/6/9/2/520692_masatakaogawaweb23_668958_crop.jpg" srcset="https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/415x277/6/9/2/520692_masatakaogawaweb23_668958_crop.jpg 415w,https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/230x153/6/9/2/520692_masatakaogawaweb23_668958_crop.jpg 230w,https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/320x213/6/9/2/520692_masatakaogawaweb23_668958_crop.jpg 320w,https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/375x250/6/9/2/520692_masatakaogawaweb23_668958_crop.jpg 375w" width="415" height="277" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><span class="story-type"><a href="https://www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/1021.type" class="storyType">Opinion</a></span><h2><a href="https://www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/masataka-ogawa-and-the-search-for-nipponium/4015784.article">Masataka Ogawa and the search for nipponium</a></h2><p class="intro">Could a Japanese scientist, whose claim to have discovered an element 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Kit Chapman investigates</p></div></li><li><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/how-does-your-garden-grow/4015274.article" class="image"><img alt="Woman with wheelbarrow filled with periodic table tiles" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 50vw, (max-width: 768px) 10vw, (max-width: 1024px) 15vw, (max-width: 1280px) 20vw, (min-width: 1281px) 21vw, 100vw" src="https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/415x277/1/2/3/519123_lastretortcolourmar4_22_74456_crop.jpg" srcset="https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/415x277/1/2/3/519123_lastretortcolourmar4_22_74456_crop.jpg 415w,https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/230x153/1/2/3/519123_lastretortcolourmar4_22_74456_crop.jpg 230w,https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/320x213/1/2/3/519123_lastretortcolourmar4_22_74456_crop.jpg 320w,https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/375x250/1/2/3/519123_lastretortcolourmar4_22_74456_crop.jpg 375w" width="415" height="277" /></a></p><div class="subSleeve"><span class="story-type"><a href="https://www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/1021.type" class="storyType">Opinion</a></span><h2><a href="https://www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/how-does-your-garden-grow/4015274.article">How does your garden grow?</a></h2><p class="intro">With the help of a handful elements from the periodic table, of course</p></div></li><li><p class="picture"><a href="https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/berkelium-complex-opens-door-for-future-nuclear-recycling/4014946.article" class="image"><img alt="An image showing a berkelium complex" class="lazyloaded" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 480px) 50vw, (max-width: 768px) 10vw, (max-width: 1024px) 15vw, (max-width: 1280px) 20vw, (min-width: 1281px) 21vw, 100vw" src="https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/415x277/6/6/6/517666_compound_545840.jpg" srcset="https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/415x277/6/6/6/517666_compound_545840.jpg 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