The image features an abstracted form inspired by the colonnade of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR), where the element was discovered. The two main colours represent the creation of the element from calcium and plutonium. The background features abstracted particle trails and sections from the ground plan of the accelerator at JINR.

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Uses

At present, it is only used in research.

History

IUPAC confirmed the discovery (by scientists from the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna, Russia, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, USA, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, USA) in 2015. This entry will be updated when more information is available.