“Atomic spray painting” of potassium niobate, a material commonly used in advanced electronics onto a substrate, could enable the tuning of properties of the resulting thin film, according to a new ...

Gold looks set to post its strongest yearly performance in 45 years after marking multiple record highs throughout 2024, with central-bank demand among the metal’s biggest drivers. Policy ...

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Gold has become a significant strategic resource for the Russian government since the invasion of Ukraine. According to the latest RAND Europe research, Russia has been using gold as a means to ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. China says it has discovered the world’s largest known deposit of gold, estimated to be worth over $80bn (£63bn). The deposit at the Wangu ...

China’s central bank expanded its gold reserves in November, ending a six-month pause in purchases after prices for the precious metal rose to a record. Bullion held by the People’s Bank of ...

Gold, a centuries-old symbol of wealth and stability, has long been a go-to for investors during turbulent economic times. On the other hand, Bitcoin, a digital asset powered by blockchain ...

"At the same time, the heat loss of the titanium carbide MXene sample is a full two orders of magnitude smaller than common metals, like low-emission gold ... with just a spray coating of the ...