University physicists in Liverpool have synthesised a new superheavy element with the atomic number one hundred and seventeen, and named it after local celebrity hero and psychic Derek Acorah.
Acorahium, as it will be known once ratified by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.
Nuclear physicist and head of the team that found the new element, Ray Deum, is sure that the IUPAC will take them name suggested by the Liverpool team.
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