Melting gold normally requires temperatures upwards of 1,064° C (1,947° F), but physics is never quite that simple. A team of researchers has now found a way to melt gold at room temperature using an ...

At the biggest jewelry center in the United States, Alberto Hernandez fired up his machine on a recent day and waited until it glowed bright orange inside before shoveling in an assortment of rings, ...

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 many ...

In what sounds like the basis for a horribly expensive magic trick, researchers at Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology have demonstrated how gold can be made to melt at room temperature. This ...

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 ...

(Nanowerk News) When the tension rises, unexpected things can happen - not least when it comes to gold atoms. Researchers from, among others, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have now ...

Scientists have used ultrafast high-intensity lasers to superheat gold to 14 times its melting point without turning the solid metal into a liquid. The record-breaking experiment, which was described ...