(Nanowerk News) Gold, silver, copper and aluminum are widely used in the manufacture of optical components because of their reflective properties. Gold, for instance, reflects red light, while silver ...

Researchers at Switzerland’s Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne have developed a low-temperature annealing method that maintains the structure of gold and silver when the two metals are combined ...

Scientists have found that an alloy, consisting of titanium and gold, is about three to four times harder than most steels and could be used for stronger, more biocompatible medical implants. Titanium ...

Examples for the use of gold in dental applications date back to the Etruscans in the seventh century BC. The Etruscans used gold wire to hold in place alternative teeth, usually taken from a cow or ...