The inside of giant planets can reach pressures more than one million times the Earth's atmosphere. As a result of that intense pressure, materials can adopt unexpected structures and properties.

Gold has long stood apart from other metals. It does not rust like iron or tarnish like silver. Its shine endures across ...

Until now, it was generally believed that gold simply does not react with oxygen and therefore does not discolor. On May 21, ...

A 40-atom gold nanocluster breaks from gold's signature dense packing, forming square atomic planes with a central channel that accelerates electron relaxation about 80x. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Gold ...