For thousands of years, the practice of alchemy — chemically transforming minerals into gold — has been attempted and failed. While it is generally considered a pseudoscience by modern standards, ...

CERN physicists created gold atoms by smashing lead ions together at near-light speed inside the Large Hadron Collider. The transmutation occurs when lead nuclei lose three protons, transforming into ...

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Affirmation for alchemists: Medieval time travelers might be surprised to learn that people are still thinking about how to turn lead into gold. Credit: Yang H. Ku/C&EN/Shutterstock In late May, this ...