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Historic Alchemy Breakthrough After Decades of Failed Experiments Physicists at CERN have achieved a groundbreaking milestone by successfully transforming lead into gold through high-energy particle collisions at the Large Hadron Collider, marking a modern-day achievement reminiscent of ancient alchemy.

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Scientists with the ALICE collaboration successfully transformed lead into gold using Europe's Large Hadron Collider. By having lead atoms narrowly avoid each other instead of colliding directly, they produced 89,000 gold atoms per second. Via ABC News: https://bit.ly/4kp4DjU

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-- IGN (@ign.com) May 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM

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"While the LHC's capabilities won't replace traditional gold mining, they offer a glimpse into the potential of harnessing fundamental forces for practical applications.

The research also opens up avenues for exploring nuclear reactions and their applications in various fields, from energy production to medical technologies. The dream of alchemy may remain symbolic, but the scientific insights gained are real and profound, offering new directions for exploration."

Whew... I thought for a second there we might have to go to the Lead Standard.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-16 09:24 PM | Reply

More from the cited article ...

... Yet, the gold created is ephemeral, existing for only a fraction of a second before it disintegrates. While the quantity of gold might seem negligible -- around 29 picograms during Run 2 of the LHC -- the significance lies in the process rather than the yield. ...

So... a good start ...


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-16 09:44 PM | Reply

Wouldn't Felon Musk just love to download CERN's data into his super AI computer Colossus?

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-05-16 10:01 PM | Reply

Trump's gun violence policy:

Get Your Trump Peace Pellets NOW (while they last).

"For $149.99, send me 1,000 bullets, and in a few years, I'll start sending you gold nuggets."

#4 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2025-05-18 06:14 AM | Reply

Check out the Twilight Zone episode:

"The Rip Van Winkle Caper" (1961)

I guess Rod Serling was a Prophet on this subject

#5 | Posted by shane at 2025-05-18 09:23 AM | Reply

Here I thought gold prices might plummet on such news but alas

"although it occurs on a subatomic scale and lasts only fleetingly"

Oh well

#6 | Posted by THEBULL at 2025-05-18 10:21 AM | Reply

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