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PhilosophusFuturum t1_j1tbrfb wrote

I assume that you’re talking about this article. As far as I am aware, it went nowhere. It appears to have only been cited once according to research gate and only to point out the fact that it is speculative.

The issue is that we also can’t really test this. The most massive atom we have created so far is Oganesson with an atomic number of 118. We have gotten nowhere near the 145 required to test this; and such an element likely exceeds the superheavy island of stability.

For 115-118 that we have synthesized; no anti-gravitational properties observed as far as I am aware.

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Whoaa512 t1_j1tq8zm wrote

I’d also add here that the 115-118 we’ve been able to make this far is in very limited quantities due to the expensive nature of creating super heavy elements. I believe these elements also decay rather quickly so testing their full range of properties is also limited.

My own speculation is that we likely won’t see more research into gravitic properties of superheavies until it’s easier to manufacture them either from cost or novel methods

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LeadingStatement6079 OP t1_j1umf1q wrote

Thank you both for your elaborations! I actually didn’t even know we had made it as far as creating 118 yet, Moscovium was the last headliner I recalled.

It definitely makes sense that we won’t see much more funding in this field until tangible results are produced. Between the major expense required, and the (borderline) nonexistent results, I can see it being easily another few decades before we see any progress; that’s assuming it’s even possible.

My primary hope is that continued research on this might lead to some other amazing discoveries along the way. Gravity seems to be one of the most elusive concepts for us to expand on, but technology advances exponentially so fingers crossed we see some traction!

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