Greener gold: Sustainable gold extraction process achieved through cyanide recycling

Since the modern gold rushes of the 1970s and 1980s, gold has been one of Australia's major exports. Australia is the ...
Interesting Engineering

Scientists 'draw' crystals with gold using single laser pulse for better solar panels

The development involved hitting gold nanoparticles with just one laser pulse. Researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) ...
ZME Science

Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees? These Spruce Trees in Finland Are Growing Tiny Flecks of Gold in Their Needles

Scientists find bacteria inside Norway spruce needles that can turn dissolved gold into solid nanoparticles.

Soaring gold prices spark amateur treasure hunting craze. Here's how you can cash in too

The price of gold has hit an all-time high and public interest in finding the precious metal is spiking. But how exactly does ...

Lasers and gold nanoparticles enable on-demand crystal growth for new materials

Researchers at Michigan State University have discovered how to "draw" on demand the crystals used in many crucial ...
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Newly Released Map Reveals the Largest Gold Reserves in the U.S.—Some States Striking It Rich

A quiet revolution is unfolding beneath the American West. In 2025, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released a new ...
Earth.com

Money doesn't grow on trees, but gold does, according to a new study

Plants do more than photosynthesize - some of them make gold. Scientists in Finland found gold particles inside Norway spruce ...