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Engineering
OverviewGold is used in a myriad of engineering applications including brazing alloys, as a lubricating coating and in electrical applications like potentiometers and spark plugs. More...
GlazingGold has been used as a thin coating in building glazing to reflect heat radiation, keeping buildings cool in summer and warmer in winter. More...
LubricationGold can be used as lubricant in a number of engineering applications based on its resistance to cold welding. More...
Electrical UsesAn overview of gold's uses in electrical applications like potentiometers and spark plugs. More...
Brazing AlloysNearly 41 kgs of gold was used in the construction of the US Columbia space shuttle especially in gold brazing alloys. More...
ElectroformingElectroforming of gold, a process traditionally used in jewellery manufacture, is now being used to produce industrial components. More...
Optical CoatingsGold is the most durable and efficient reflector of infrared energy, the basis for its use in high-tec applications. More...
Gold Bulletin ArticlesThe Gold Bulletin archive contains a range of technical articles describing the engineering uses of gold in more detail:
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![]() The blog that crosses the boundaries between research and the industrial application of gold technology Nanotechnology highlighted in Obama’s 2011 budget15 Mar, 2010 The National Nanotechnology Initiative (“NNI”) has just published its Supplement to the President’s FY 2011 Budget that was submitted to Congress on February 1, 2010. This document describes ongoing NNI activities for 2010, and plans that a variety of government agencies in NNI have in the pipeline for 2011 based upon the proposed budget. Major areas of focus include nanomedicine, [...] |