Gold has always been a hot commodity. But these days, finding a nugget isn’t too tricky: Much of the world’s gold is mined from natural veins of quartz, a glassy mineral that streaks through large ...

A research team including a University of Michigan scientist has discovered a new gold-sulfur complex that helps researchers ...

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