The ALICE analysis shows that, during Run 2 of the LHC (2015–2018), about 86 billion gold nuclei were created at the four major experiments. In terms of mass, this corresponds to just 29 picograms (2.9 ×10-11 g). […] While the dream of medieval alchemists has technically come true, their hopes of riches have once again been dashed.

I mean, we still can’t turn a ring of lead into a ring of gold, but this is really neat.

  • @KittenBiscuits@lemm.ee
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    111 month ago

    Lead, thallium, mercury… metals not friendly to direct human contact. I find it rad that if we add a few more protons we get a pretty, shiny metal that won’t melt our brains.*

    *that we know of

  • @Sanctus@lemmy.world
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    71 month ago

    Idk everything is pretty crazy right now. I think some equivalent exchange happens every time you turn that thing on.

    • NONEOP
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      21 month ago

      And this time you don’t need to sacrifice hundreds of prisoners to make it work! (As far as I know).