New observations confirm that colliding neutron stars produce short gamma-ray bursts. Such collisions produce rare heavy elements, including gold.
All Earth’s gold likely came from colliding neutron stars. We value gold for many reasons: its beauty, its usefulness as jewelry, Continue reading
EPFL scientists have created 18-karat gold that’s harder than tempered steel and virtually unscratchable.
By combining a gold alloy with boron carbide, an extremely hard ceramic that’s used in bulletproof vests, a team of EPFL researchers has succeeded Continue reading
The simulated Milky Way-like galaxy at present taken from the simulation produced in the study.
A team of researchers from the University of Notre Dame and Tohoku University have revealed the birthplace of so-called “gold-rich” stars-stars with an abundance of Continue reading
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 metals. Malleable, conductive and non-corrosive, it’s used in jewelry, electronics, and even space exploration. But Continue reading
The inscription ‘He is Odin’s man’ is seen in a round half circle over the head of a figure on a golden bracteate unearthed in Vindelev, Denmark in late 2020. Scientists have identified the oldest-known reference to the Norse god Continue reading
Egyptian lotus jewelry with inlaid stones (ca. 1350 BCE).“Comparisons with other finds from Egypt show that most of the objects are from the time of Nefertiti and her husband .
Archaeologists from the University of Gothenburg have concluded an excavation Continue reading
The search for these natural but ‘invisible’ nanoparticles is important. If they can be proved to exist, the knowledge will help give us a deeper understanding of how gold can be transported and deposited by geological processes, and therefore help Continue reading
MIT researchers developed these gold nanorods that absorb energy from near-infrared light and emit it as heat, destroying cancer cells.It has long been known that heat is an effective weapon against tumor cells.
However, it’s difficult to heat patients’ tumors Continue reading
Hair ornaments, a pin, necklaces and a torque, were among the total 26 gold objects that have been studied by the international team of researchers.
The gold in objects from Troy, Poliochni (a settlement on the island of Lemnos which Continue reading
The U.S. Mail ship S.S. Central America, which sank after sailing into a hurricane in September 1857 in one of the worst maritime disasters in American history. Riches entombed in the wreckage of the pre-Civil War steamship for more than Continue reading