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Hassium is a synthetic element with the symbol Hs and atomic number 108. It does not occur in nature and is produced only in laboratory settings through specialized nuclear reactions. It is radioactive and has an extremely short half-life. As a result, scientists use hassium only in minute quantities for research purposes. History Hassium was first synthesized in 1984 at the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research in Darmstadt, Germany. Its name is derived from Hesse, the German state where