Element 113 Makes Headlines

摘要

The news that a group of researchers at RIKEN had been officially recognized as having discovered element 113 traveled like lightning through the various Japanese and international research communities, news agencies and the wider public. Early in the morning of 31 December 2015, the scientific body charged with naming elements-the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)-informed group leader Kosuke Morita of their decision. He shared the happy news with communications staff at RIKEN, who quickly sent out press releases to journalists and publicized the details on the RIKEN website. Meanwhile, Morita flew from Fukuoka-where he lives-to Tokyo for a press conference being hastily convened for that evening.