Gold is a precious metal that has always fascinated humans. From Priam's Treasure to the legend of El Dorado, gold --regarded as the noblest of metals-- has been a symbol of splendour and wealth in ...

Gold has a lot of pretty cool industrial applications. NASA uses it to protect astronauts from cosmic radiation by lining the visors of their space helmets. Commercial electronics also use gold to ...

Gold nanoparticles' have unique properties, which make them relevant in catalysis, biomedicine, and optics. These properties dramatically change depending on whether the nanoparticles, and their ...

Most metals have very high melting points, not least gold—which turns into a liquid at temperatures above 1,947 degrees Fahrenheit (1,064 degrees Celsius). But now, researchers from Chalmers ...

With gold prices at record highs, jewelry collectors are in meltdown mode. For weeks, they’ve been scouring their homes and cracking open their safes to retrieve vintage necklaces, family heirlooms ...