@RegularJoe@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 days agoScientists turn lead into gold for 1st time, but only for a split secondabcnews.go.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1141arrow-down18
arrow-up1133arrow-down1external-linkScientists turn lead into gold for 1st time, but only for a split secondabcnews.go.com@RegularJoe@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 days agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squareoce 🐆linkfedilinkEnglish12•4 days agoAnd for 1000000 times the cost of normal extraction probably.
minus-squareBeaconlinkfedilink16•4 days agoThe goal isn’t to come up with an economical way to produce gold. Read the last 2 paragraphs
minus-square@Cocodapuf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•4 days agoBut consider the last several hundred years of alchemy.
minus-square@WoodScientist@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish14•4 days agoTo be fair, we could probably do a lot better if we purpose-built a machine to make gold. And Pb->Au isn’t even likely the most ideal path. That was only chosen to fulfill the ancient alchemy dreams.
And for 1000000 times the cost of normal extraction probably.
The goal isn’t to come up with an economical way to produce gold. Read the last 2 paragraphs
But consider the last several hundred years of alchemy.
I know.
To be fair, we could probably do a lot better if we purpose-built a machine to make gold. And Pb->Au isn’t even likely the most ideal path. That was only chosen to fulfill the ancient alchemy dreams.