Gold is having a moment. The price of gold has shot up over the past year, hitting its current apex, which is just shy of $3,000 per ounce. Various economic factors have driven up the cost of the ...

Occasionally referred to as ‘colloidal gold,’ gold colloid is a suspension comprising sub-micron gold nanoparticles suspended in a solvent - most commonly water. Gold nanoparticles' distinct ...

Extensive research has been conducted on gold nanostructures due to their captivating electrical, conductive, and optical characteristics. Recently, these materials have expanded beyond their ...

A new method uses gold to assemble multi-element nanoparticles under mild conditions, offering improvements in catalytic activity and long-term stability. (Nanowerk Spotlight) The drive to engineer ...

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are nanoscale particles of gold, typically ranging in size from 1 to 100 nanometers (nm). These nanoparticles exhibit unique physical, chemical, and optical properties that ...

A team of researchers has developed a novel method to enhance the precision of cancer treatment using gold nanoparticles tagged with DNA barcodes. A team of researchers from the National University of ...