Tag: gold

  • Work & Economy

    Are you sure diamonds are forever?

    State of the Art Jewelry Summit draws artists, executives, and scientists to discuss the jewelry industry’s challenges.

    4–6 minutes
    Raquel Alonso-Perez
  • Science & Tech

    Learning catalysts’ secrets

    Cynthia Friend, who recently received a multimillion dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, is well positioned to help “change the face and carbon footprint of the chemical industries sector,” one of her team’s goals.

    5–7 minutes
  • Campus & Community

    All told in gold

    While Harvard is known for its trademark crimson, it’s the flourishes of amber and suntanned illuminations scattered across campus that surprise and resonate.

    1–2 minutes
  • Science & Tech

    The next gold rush: Outer space?

    New observations confirm that colliding neutron stars create short gamma-ray bursts, and such collisions produce rare heavy elements, including gold. Researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics believe the Earth’s gold likely came from colliding neutron stars.

    2–3 minutes