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Nearly 70 years after America made einsteinium in its first full-scale thermo-nuke experiment, mystery element yields secrets of its chemistry

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“You cannot control the transmutation process,” Carter said

That is LOUSY alchemy. Going on that route, they will end up ceating an abomination against God, and probably losing some body parts in the process...

On a serious note, I love stuff like this. -"We found this cool thing about a rare element" -ok, what benefit can we get from it?" -*shrugs*

They are doing sicence for the hell of it (or rather, simply to learn more about the world), not to get a quick return of investment.

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