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Comment Does this exist in the wild? (Score 1) 461

The article states that they have made four atoms of this stuff. Can you find it anywhere else? Is it something that we would only find in the hearts of stars or deep in clouds of dark matter? And if it only lasts for a few milliseconds, what can we do with it?

But he is now setting his sights higher. "We tried the same experiment to get to element 120. We've not seen it yet, but we believe the element exists and, with a long enough beam time, it could be produced," he said.

Exists where? "Exists" and "we can make" are two different things.

Comment If you advertise it as free (Score 4, Interesting) 157

most people are going to play it like it's free, as in, not paying for anything. You'll still have a minority that will help to boost the sales by paying a whole lot more than they should for in game items. Likewise, I have never played a free MMO that didn't have someone running around the home city just shouting out advertisements.

Comment Re:Education's sake? (Score 1) 716

These are fourth and fifth graders however. They don't tend to think about growing up, other than fireman or princess, and even then, it's not a realistic "how do I become this" it's a, "Wow, these guys are cool, can we get a fire poll, can we dad, canwecanwecanwe!!!!". However, if you promise them cash, something tangible that they can see right then, of course they are going to see that as an instant reward, and try to achieve that.

Comment Re:Research and Development driven by commerce (Score 1) 253

Well, in R&D, you have to produce a product. If you don't produce something, they the cancel it and move on. If you are just doing research at a university, you can possibly drag it out a bit longer. The business is about results, and if the ROI doesn't look good, your project gets canned. A university or thinktank is still interested in the ROI, but not as much, if you can show some merit, and still get funding from investors or grants, then you will probably be able to continue.

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