Gold, as a topic, is a multifaceted subject spanning materials science, chemistry, physics, and economic geology, encompassing the element’s electronic structure (5d¹⁰6s¹), exceptional corrosion resistance, high electrical and thermal conductivity, and relativistic effects underlying its characteristic color and chemical behavior. Research topics include nanoscale gold (e.g., plasmonic nanoparticles with tunable optical resonances), heterogeneous catalysis on gold surfaces, crystal defects and microstructure in bulk and thin films, and ore-forming processes governing its geochemical distribution. Gold is also studied in contexts such as bioconjugation, sensing, microelectronics interconnects, and surface functionalization via self-assembled monolayers, making it a central material in both fundamental and applied research.
A new study by Brown University researchers suggests that gold nanoparticles—microscopic bits of gold thousands of times thinner than a human hair—might one day be used to help restore vision in people with macular degeneration ...
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Recently, a team of researchers from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) consecutively removed the innermost atom and the outermost electron of a gold nanoparticle—without disturbing ...
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For hundreds of years, the Amazon has been exploited for its gold. Today, the precious metal is just as sought after, but the remaining tiny gold particles are much harder to find. Mining often happens in artisanal and small-scale ...
Earth Sciences
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Tracking targeted drug delivery is often a challenge due to limitations in current imaging techniques. A recent study by Tokyo's Waseda University reports a breakthrough imaging technique that allows direct and highly sensitive ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 12, 2025
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Luminescent gold nanoparticles (L-AuNPs) represent a novel class of luminescent nanomaterials that have attracted considerable attention in recent years. They possess a range of exceptional physicochemical properties and ...
Bio & Medicine
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High-dose gold nanoparticle treatment outperformed orlistat in reversing obesity-related damage in rats, according to research conducted by Alexandria University, Erbil Polytechnic University, and Pharos University.
Precious metals play an important role in the chemical industry as catalysts: With the help of silver, platinum, palladium or other elements, chemical reactions can take place that would otherwise not progress or would only ...
Nanomaterials
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Researchers at the University of Ottawa have made a breakthrough in heart disease diagnostics. They have developed a new type of contrast agent for a medical imaging technique called intravascular optical coherence tomography ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 28, 2024
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Chinese scientists have recently developed a facile photochemical route for the preparation of gold nanoparticles with excellent luminescence properties.
Nanomaterials
Oct 22, 2024
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A research team has made a breakthrough in significantly enhancing the commercial viability of spin wave harnessing technology. This innovation is being heralded as a next-generation technological solution to the persistent ...
Condensed Matter
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