Silver nanoparticles change shape and get ‘consumed’ when destroying bacteria
We're getting new insight into how this metal acts against pathogens.
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‘Holy Grail’ of shipwrecks discovered, carries up to $17 billion in gold, silver, emeralds
Boy oh boy, the Spanish must've been furious when they lost this ship.
Huge treasure of medieval silver and gold unearthed at the Cluny Abbey, France
Somebody was absolutely minted back in medieval France!
Viking treasure pot, opened more than 1,000 years after it was hidden in modern Galloway
The first images of Viking treasure, stashed in a pot more than 1,000 years ago and buried in a field ...
You’re flushing a goldmine down the toilet, literally
At a recent meeting of the of the American Chemical Society, researchers proposed a novel source of valuable metals: waste ...
Sewage Sludge Contains Millions of Dollars in Gold
There are millions of dollars in gold and other metals in the sewage sludge in major cities. A new study ...
Scientists grow graphene on silver
The wonder material Graphene - a one atom thick layer of carbon. photo credit: CORE-Materials Graphene, the new wonder material ...
How ingesting silver turns the skin blue
Silver nanoparticles are often used for extensive medical treatments or antimicrobial health tonics. They're even used in skin care products, which ...
