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Fun on Friday: 2-Dimensional Gold?

If you have ever handled gold leaf, you know it’s pretty thin. Paper-thin, in fact. But did you know we can go thinner? In fact, scientists can take gold and silver into two dimensions. Sounds crazy, eh? Like flat earth or something. But the research team of Ulrich Starke and his former doctoral student Stiven […]

A Bullish Outlook for Silver and Other Silver News

Silver prices are expected to rise in 2020 with macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions remaining broadly supportive for precious metals, this according to a report highlighted in the latest issue of the Silver Institute’s Silver News.

Silver Investment Up and Other Silver News

Silver investment in three major categories is up so far this year, according to a report highlighted in the latest edition of Silver News. Silver held in ETFs hit an all-time high this year. Year-on-year through mid-August, 736.9 million ounces of metal were held in silver-backed ETFs. Meanwhile, global mint silver bullion coin sales rose […]

Gold In Tech: Scientists Develop Coating to Stop Glass From Fogging Up

Not too long ago, CNBC commentator Jim Leventhal said he had no interest in gold because it has “no uses as a metal.” Of course, this comment is utterly absurd. It goes to show that just because you have an MBA doesn’t mean you have common sense. After all, anybody with an ounce of common […]

He Said What? Gold Is a Useless Metal?

A couple of days ago, CNBC commentator Jim Leventhal made a pretty astounding comment. When asked about gold, Leventhal said he had no interest in it because gold has no uses as a metal. No uses? What?

Gold Demand in Tech and Industry Up for Eighth Straight Quarter

Demand for gold in technology and industrial sectors grew for the eighth consecutive quarter in Q3, according to the World Gold Council Global Demand Trends Q3 report. Overall, gold used in technological applications grew 1% to 85.3 tons in the third quarter. That marked the eighth consecutive quarter of year-on-year growth. Strong demand in the […]

Gold in Tech: Gold Helps Repair Damaged Muscles

Scientists continue to find new uses for gold, particularly in the medical field. In the latest development, scientists have discovered a process using gold nanoparticles that helps reduce inflammation and speeds healing in damaged muscles

Gold Could Help Us Find Space Aliens

Could gold help us find space aliens? It just might! NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is scheduled to launch into space in 2021. NASA claims the $10 billion telescope will allow scientists to “look back in time to see the very first galaxies that formed in the early Universe.” And thanks to its golden […]

Gold in Tech: Gold Helps Reveal Defects in 3-D Printed Objects

3D printing is a rapidly evolving technology that could potentially change the world like the internet did. People are most familiar with 3-D printing due to the controversy surrounding 3D printed firearms. But the technology can be used to produce everything from tiny precision components to houses. Now gold has a role to play in […]

Gold in Tech: Thermal Camouflage

We continue to see amazing new technical applications for gold. Now scientists have used the yellow metal to develop thermal camouflage that can make a person invisible to night vision cameras.