Energy Scientists Have Unraveled the Mystery of Gold’s Glow
Researchers at EPFL have created the first detailed model explaining the quantum-mechanical effects that cause photoluminescence in thin gold films, a breakthrough that could advance…
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Gold, a chemical element with the symbol Au and atomic number 79, is a highly sought-after precious metal known for its bright yellow color and luster. It is soft, dense, malleable, and ductile, making it ideal for use in jewelry, coinage, and various art forms. Gold is chemically inert, which prevents it from tarnishing and makes it non-reactive to most other chemicals. This property, along with its conductivity and resistance to erosion, also makes it valuable in electronics and electrical connectors. Historically, gold has been a foundation for monetary systems and remains a critical component of financial reserves worldwide. Its value and the cultural significance attached to it have sustained its demand across millennia, influencing economies, fashion, and technology.
Extracting Pure Gold: Turning Electronic Waste Into Treasure
A fibrous adsorbent selectively recovers high-purity gold from waste. Dramatically reduces the cost and time of the recovery process and enables material to be mass-produced…
From Trash To Treasure: New Method Turns Electronic Waste Into Gold
Transforming base materials into gold was one of the elusive goals of the alchemists of yore. Now Professor Raffaele Mezzenga from the Department of Health…
Revolutionizing Industries With Super-Durable Gold Catalysts
A protective layer applied to gold nanoparticles can boost its resilience. For the first time, researchers including those at the University of Tokyo discovered a…
SERS and Gold: Unraveling the Aromatic Code
A breakthrough in detecting aromatic molecules on gold surfaces has been achieved through Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, offering new insights into molecular interactions and detection methods….
Transient Treasures: Scientists Unearth Gold’s Remarkable Origin Story
New research offers a theory on how gold, platinum, and other precious metals found their way to shallow pockets within Earth’s mantle. Scientists at Yale…
Gold Reinvented: Stanford Scientists Uncover Exotic Chemical State in New Material
A form of gold that does not occur stably in nature is at the heart of a new crystalline material with intriguing properties. For the…
Gold Nanoparticle Catalyst Helps Turn Plastic Waste Into Useful Compounds
Supported gold nanoparticle catalyst can upcycle polyester and biomass. Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have found that gold nanoparticles supported on a zirconium oxide surface…
There’s $700 Trillion Worth of Gold in Seawater! Can We Extract It? [Video]
The ocean has about 20 million tons of gold in it — that’s around 700 TRILLION DOLLARS worth of gold! In this episode of Reactions,…
Ausome: Non-Toxic Technology Extracts More Gold From Ore
Study shows new chloride-based process recovers 84% of gold compared to the 64% recovered with traditional methods. Gold is one of the world’s most popular…
Why Are There Gold Deposits at All? Scientists Discover the Answer
Why are gold deposits found at all? Gold is famously unreactive, and there seems to be little reason why gold should be concentrated, rather than…
A Potential Goldmine: “Fool’s Gold” Contains a Newly Discovered Type of Real Gold
The mineral pyrite was historically nicknamed fool’s gold because of its deceptive resemblance to the precious metal. The term was often used during the California gold rush…
“Invisible” Gold – Scientists Discover “Fool’s Gold” Is Not So Foolish After All
Curtin University research has found tiny amounts of gold can be trapped inside pyrite, commonly known as ‘fool’s gold’, which would make it much more…
Gold Rush in the Peruvian Amazon Leads to Deforestation
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) took this photograph of numerous gold prospecting pits in eastern Peru. The pits—usually hidden from an astronaut’s…
Gold Mining in Russia’s Central Aldan Ore District Seen From Space
In places where concentrations of the precious metal have been discovered, mining operations are large enough to be seen from space. Gold has been found…
Colliding Neutron Stars Generate Just Small Amounts of Gold, Creating an Astronomical Mystery
Colliding neutron stars were touted as the main source of some of the heaviest elements in the Periodic Table. Now, not so much … Neutron…
Researchers Create New Lightweight 18-Carat Gold That Weighs 5 to 10 Times Less
ETH researchers have created an incredibly lightweight 18-carat gold, using a matrix of plastic in place of metallic alloy elements. Lovers of gold watches and…
Clusters of Gold Atoms Form Peculiar Pyramidal Shape – First Time Remarkable Structure Imaged
Clusters composed of a few atoms tend to be spherical. They are usually organized in shells of atoms around a central atom. This is the…