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Gold Protects Astronauts from Radiation Gold's reflectivity, conductivity and corrosion resistance have long made it a vital material in mankind's exploration of space. Read Article

Role of Gold in Photography Gold plays role in photography as the ultimate means of stabilizing and protecting the silver image, the universal commercial medium. Read Article

Use of Gold in Alkaline Electrolytes Carbon supported gold alloy catalysts are being investigated as replacements for expensive platinum within the fuel cell stack, while other gold catalysts have a role in producing pure hydrogen from fuels such as natural gas, propane or biogas. Read Article

Uses of Gold in Optical Coatings In a number of high-tech applications, engineers need to specify a hard electrochemically deposited gold coating that combines the theoretical reflectivity and emissivity of gold, with a surface that can actually be physically cleaned. This is not at all easy to achieve! However, over the last two decades, a small firm in Brooklyn, New York, has become the world's leading supplier of such a material. Read Article

Importance of Gold Electroforming Techniques Electroforming of gold, traditionally used in jewellery manufacture is now being used to produce industrial components. Read Article

Uses of Gold in Industrial Brazing Gold–based brazing alloys are used in industrial brazing, offering improved resistance to oxidation, good mechanical properties of joints at elevated temperatures, and excellent corrosion resistance in challenging environments, when compared to base metal alloys. Of course, due to cost, these alloys tends to be limited to high value applications. Read Article

Uses of Gold in Electrical Applications Superconductivity is the phenomenon whereby some materials exhibit zero resistance to the passage of an electric current when cooled to low temperatures. Various superconducting materials are used in a range of applications including MRI imaging, catheter steering, transport (magnetic levitation trains) and fault current limiters. Read Article

Importance of Gold in Cold Welding Gold can be used as lubricant in a number of engineering applications based on its resistance to cold welding. Read Article

Uses of Gold in Architectural Glazing Gold has been used as a thin coating in building glazing to reflect heat radiation, keeping buildings cool in summer and warmer in winter. Read Article

Gold as a Lubricant in Engineering Applications

Role of Gold in Reducing Pollution Due to its unique chemical and metallurgical properties gold is has a vital role to play in future technologies aimed at reducing pollution and energy consumption. Read Article

Importance of Recycling Electronic Equipment

Gold Electroplating for the Construction of Connectors Gold plating is a commonly used term to describe a thin gold coating on an object. In fact, gold can be deposited from solution by three similar processes. Read Article

Advantages of Gold Bonding Wire Gold Bonding wire is the single most important use of gold in terms of tonnage of gold used per year. Understand more about the gold bonding wire process here. Read Article

Gold Bonding Wires in Semiconductor Devices Solder gold alloys are used for connecting metallic surfaces by using a melt, which reacts with both surfaces to be joined and forms a bond following solidification. Read Article