[April Lexington]

We use the term "element" to refer to combinations of electrons, protons and neutrons that react in certain ways "chemically".

Elements are made of atomic particles and forces. I agree. If anyone on this forum has figured out how to turn lead into gold, please email me immediately. I will fund that venture and, together, we will make Bill Gates and Warren Buffet look like paupers. All we need to do is move some electrons and protons around and... voila! We's rich!

[muawiyah]

Try looking up SUPER ATOMS. It seems that it may be possible to easily shift two atomic nuclei inside the same valence shell and come up with "new" elements ~ or with "fake" copies of existing elements.

One product they're talking about is an aluminum super atom made from phosphorous atoms. It's transparent and also stronger than ordinary aluminum.