universeinthelab_en<p>Why is February 24 a special day for GSI/FAIR?<br>In 1981, scientists at GSI accelerated chromium ions on bismuth - what happened next is incredible: The elements fused and created something that hadn’t existed before.<br>The scientists had brought a new element into the world!<br>At first the name „Nielsbohrium" was suggested but due to the IUPAC naming conventions it was changed to <a href="https://helmholtz.social/tags/Bohrium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bohrium</span></a>.</p><p>© A. Zschau, GSI/FAIR</p><p> <a href="https://helmholtz.social/tags/gsi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gsi</span></a> <a href="https://helmholtz.social/tags/fair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fair</span></a> <a href="https://helmholtz.social/tags/elementdiscovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elementdiscovery</span></a> <a href="https://helmholtz.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://helmholtz.social/tags/anniversary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anniversary</span></a> <a href="https://helmholtz.social/tags/birthday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birthday</span></a></p>