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RegularJoe@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago

Scientists turn lead into gold for 1st time, but only for a split second

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Scientists turn lead into gold for 1st time, but only for a split second

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RegularJoe@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago
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Scientists at CERN's Large Hadron Collider successfully transformed lead into gold atoms, achieving an ancient alchemist dream through modern physics.
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  • usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca
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    First time? Specifically for the LHC maybe.

    • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works
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      Yeah, haven’t we turned lead into gold before? (A few atoms, not the most stable isotope)

      How is this a “first”?

  • gargolito@lemm.ee
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    So… Not really?

    • huquad@lemmy.ml
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      8 months ago

      Counts as long as they found a buyer in that window

    • oce 🐆@jlai.lu
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      And for 1000000 times the cost of normal extraction probably.

      • WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works
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        To be fair, we could probably do a lot better if we purpose-built a machine to make gold. And Pb->Au isn’t even likely the most ideal path. That was only chosen to fulfill the ancient alchemy dreams.

  • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works
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    This isn’t the first time. They’ve done this before, and it’s well documented. It’s also irradiated, if memory serves.

    • lacaio 🇧🇷🏴‍☠️🇸🇴@lemmy.eco.br
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      Any sources?

      • caseyweederman@lemmy.ca
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        Probably.

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    So what’s this guy holding?

    • tatann@lemm.ee
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      Have you never made small pellets of Ferrero Rocher wrapping ?

  • lazylion_ca@lemmy.ca
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    They have had greay success at turning gold into less gold.

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    For a split second. The creator was also immortal

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