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Gold has long been valued for its brilliant, long lasting shine. Now, researchers at Tulane University have uncovered an important reason why the precious metal remains so resistant to tarnishing. Their findings show that gold's durability is not determined by its chemistry alone. Instead, the arrangement of atoms on its surface plays a critical role.
The study, published in Physical Review Letters, found that atoms on certain gold surfaces naturally ...
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