Gizmodo.com May 21, 2026 • 15:35

Scientists Identify Atomic Trick That Keeps Gold Shiny - Gizmodo

By Gayoung Lee

Scientists Identify Atomic Trick That Keeps Gold Shiny - Gizmodo

Gold’s characteristic glow famously doesn’t fade for thousands of years—and scientists have finally found the molecular trick that makes it so.

If you own gold jewelry, you might notice that it doesnt tarnish as easily as other materials, like silver. For a long time, scientists understood that this was because gold doesnt interact strongly … [+3904 chars]

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