Several, most are highly radioactive and prone to rapid decay. Technically they occur naturally but don't last long enough to be "found in nature." If you're looking for vibranium, you can stop looking, it won't happen, but yes we have created new elements.
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TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website · 27 pts · 31d
We already did that
IIRC the last to line are created elements, they’re mostly highly radioactive
chocrates@piefed.world · 5 pts · 31d
It's so cool that humans can do this. Maybe one day we will get to the island of stability!
ruuster13@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 31d
Are u tryna tell me Einsteinium and Californium aren't 100% natural?
village604@adultswim.fan · 4 pts · 30d
I mean, the names don't inherently mean man-made.
abbadon420@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 30d
Except for manmadium
NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 30d
Artificium actually sounds like a plausible element name. Nevermind that the word already has a meaning.
NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io · 1 pts · 30d
I mean germanium and thorium are, so that's not much indication.
iusemybrain@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 14d
not to mention the "human made" elements only last for a few days. einsteinium lasts around 23 days!
GreenBeard@lemmy.ca · 15 pts · 31d
Several, most are highly radioactive and prone to rapid decay. Technically they occur naturally but don't last long enough to be "found in nature." If you're looking for vibranium, you can stop looking, it won't happen, but yes we have created new elements.
jtrek@startrek.website · 12 pts · 31d
Read all about it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_element
Dookieman12@piefed.social · 1 pts · 30d
They won't. Read their bio.
This account baits "engagement" by using this place as their personal search engine
benjirenji@slrpnk.net · 8 pts · 31d
That's old stuff. We're already creating new and exotic forms of matter in labs including anti-matter and recently the glueball.
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 7 pts · 30d
We already have. There's 24 of 'em.
MantisToboggon@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 31d
Yes several.