Asian scientists create new element

Japanese scientists say they finally created one of the elements missing from the periodic table of elements, #113.  Not found naturally on earth, Element 113 is an atom with 113 protons in its nucleus.  It was created at the RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science in Japan and if validated would be the first element discovered in Asia, giving Japan naming rights to an element of the periodic table – the first time for any Asian nation.

Read more about Element 113 on CBS News