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When it costs several hundred million dollars to produce gold that is measured in protons and neutrons it is functionally snake oil. The fact you can technical
by tw04 1y ago
When it costs several hundred million dollars to produce gold that is measured in protons and neutrons it is functionally snake oil.
The fact you can technically create gold from smashing particles together is completely irrelevant to the money being spent here.
> the collision-induced reactions had removed anywhere from six to 15 neutrons, producing a range of gold isotopes from gold 190 (79 protons and 111 neutrons) to gold 199 (79 protons, 120 neutrons)
- godelski 1y ago> When it costs several hundred million dollars We're talking about $7M, not $700M