IUPAC has officially approved the name copernicium, with symbol Cn, for the element of atomic number 112. Priority for the discovery of this element was assigned, in accordance with the agreed criteria, to the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (GSI) (Center for Heavy Ion Research) in Darmstadt, Germany. The team at GSI proposed the name copernicium which [...]

2010/02/18
LAUNCH OF THE CHOPIN YEAR
The Holy Cross Church in Warsaw, the place of burial of Chopin’s heart, will be the stage of the launch of the jubilee commemorations of the Chopin Year on February 21, 2010. The Holy Mass celebrated at 1 p.m. by His Excellency Archbishop Henryk Muszyński, Primate of Poland, will mark the [...]