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Scientists create 18-carat gold nugget made of plastic

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 12, 2020 | 6:30 am Education Europe Gold 

Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich created a lightweight 18-carat gold nugget, using a matrix of plastic in place of metallic alloy elements.  In an article published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials, the scientists explained...

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