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Precious Metal Materials And The Future Of Vehicles / Safety and Comfort

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2020/7/20
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TANAKA Reception Party in San Francisco 2019 Report “TANAKA and the Evolving Semiconductor Industry”

TANAKA Reception Partyin San Francisco 2019 Report"TANAKA and the EvolvingSemiconductor Industry" "SEMICON West" - which is North America's biggest international exhibition of semiconductors and other…

New synthetic route for biofuel production

A German-Chinese research team has found a new synthetic route to produce biofuel from biomass. The chemists converted the substance 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) produced from biomass…
2021/3/2

Sustainable, abundant and low-cost: why lignin might just be a miracle manufacturing material

One day we could be riding bicycles and driving cars made from wood. We aren’t talking about eccentric steampunk contraptions, but high-tech, lightweight machines of…
2021/2/10

Precious Metal Recycling Market Is Uncertain

by MAURA KELLER This article was originally published by American Recycler. A year ago the idea of a global pandemic completely altering life as we…
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Precious Metal Precursor

Precious Metal Precursor Semiconductors require precursors made from precious materials.Over a history spanning longer than 130 years, TANAKA Precious Metals has built up a rich…

NASA astrobiologists prepare to probe Ryugu asteroid dust

Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 09, 2020 On Dec. 6 local time (Dec. 5 in the United States), Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 dropped a capsule to the…
2020/12/24

Commercial battery cells that can monitor their own chemical and thermal state

Battery technology can sometimes be unstable and volatile, two characteristics that impair its safety and reliability. Actively monitoring the chemical and thermal state of battery…
2020/12/16

Study uncovers the role of exciton lifetimes in enabling highly efficient organic solar cells

  The equipment used by Andrej Classen to measure the exciton lifetime. Credit: Classen et al. Organic photovoltaics are a third-generation solar cell technology made…
2020/11/26
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INNOVATION WORLD FESTA 2019 Report “ TSUKUBA-INNOVATION”

INNOVATION WORLD FESTA 2019 Report “TSUKUBA-INNOVATION” Tokyo-based FM radio station, J-WAVE organizes the INNOVATION WORLD FESTA, which is a technology and music festival. It was…

Meteorite study suggests Earth may have been wet since it formed

St. Louis MO (SPX) Aug 31, 2020   A new study finds that Earth's water may have come from materials that were present in the…
2020/11/18

Energy firm says its nuclear-waste fueled diamond batteries could last thousands of years

A cellphone power source that lasts nine years. An auto-battery pack that lasts nearly a century. A pacemaker that is powered to last 28,000 years.…
2020/11/11

Artificial materials for more efficient electronics

Geneva, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 19, 2020   We are surrounded by electronic devices. Transistors are used to power telephones, computers, televisions, hi-fi systems and game…
2020/11/4
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The role of precious metals in hydrogen energy

The role of precious metals in hydrogen energy Hydrogen energy has been attracting attention as a new age energy, and catalysts are of great importance…

Transparent solar panels for windows hit record 8% efficiency

Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Aug 18, 2020   In a step closer to skyscrapers that serve as power sources, a team led by University of…
2020/10/28

Reviewing recent advancements in the development of neuro-inspired computing chips

The future roadmap of NVM based neuro-inspired computing chips. Credit: Zhang et al. In recent years, many research teams worldwide have been developing computational techniques…
2020/10/22

A brain-inspired architecture for human gesture recognition

Bioinspired somatosensory–visual associated learning framework. Credit: Wang et al. Researchers at Nanyang Technological University and University of Technology Sydney have recently developed a machine learning…
2020/10/2
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Direct Patternable Plating Technology that Opens the Potential of New-Generation Electronics

Direct Patternable Plating Technology thatOpens the Potential of New-Generation Electronics This technology does not require a vacuum environment or photo-resist, and can directly form low-resistance…

A new chemical analysis upends conventional explanation for global cooling

Houston TX (SPX) Aug 03, 2020   Scientists have long known the earth cooled dramatically about 13,000 years ago, dropping temperatures by about 3 degrees…
2020/9/28

Using drones to reduce disease-spreading mosquito populations

Credit: N. Culbert/IAEA. Vector-borne diseases are illnesses that can be transmitted to humans by blood-feeding insects, such as mosquitoes, ticks and fleas. Mosquitoes are known…
2020/9/23

World’s largest nuclear fusion project begins assembly in France

The world’s largest nuclear fusion project began its five-year assembly phase on July 28 in southern France, with the first ultra-hot plasma expected to be…
2020/9/16
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INNOVATION WORLD FESTA 2018 Report “TSUKUBA-INNOVATION”

INNOVATION WORLD FESTA 2018 Report "TSUKUBA-INNOVATION" We, TANAKA Precious Metals supports the future of INNOVATION as a professional of precious metals. We participated the INNOVATION…

We can soon thank butterfly tongues for better cancer treatments and vaccines

For more than 130 million years, butterflies have graced our planet. For much of our own history we’ve enjoyed them, but never knew much about…
2020/8/28

MIT CSAIL teams propose grippers with a humanlike sense of touch

In a pair of recently published technical papers, researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) propose new applications of soft robotics —…
2020/8/24

Nvidia and Mercedes-Benz detail self-driving system with automated routing and parking

On June 23, Nvidia shed light on an expanded collaboration with Mercedes-Benz to roll out an in-vehicle computing system and AI infrastructure starting in 2024,…
2020/8/21
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Automobiles rely on precious metal materials

Automobiles rely on precious metal materials The TANAKA PRECIOUS METALS development of automotive materials is diverse, and numerous materials are used. A variety of the…

After Covid-19, just how high will prices go in the 2020 gold rush?

The price of gold soared to a record $2,047 (£1,538) on Aug 5, as investors panicked by fears of a second wave of the coronavirus…
2020/8/17

How IBM Q Network taps partners to advance quantum computing

As quantum computing advances, IBM has been one of the key players pushing the boundaries of this next-generation computing architecture. To accelerate this work, the…
2020/8/12

3GPP completes latest 5G NR spec with Release 16

In a milestone for 5G, global wireless standards body 3GPP finalized Release 16 on July 3, its second set of specifications for 5G New Radio…
2020/8/6
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Application and Value of Optimal Precious Metals in Surgery and Medical Treatments that are Gentle on the Patient

Application and Value of Optimal Precious Metals in Surgery and Medical Treatments that are Gentle on the Patient Real needs from patient are most importantly…

The next era of space travel should include nuclear-powered rockets

Iain Boyd is a professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder. This story originally featured on The Conversation. With dreams of…
2020/7/29

The five: robots helping to tackle coronavirus

Boston Dynamics Singapore park-goers have been reminded of their social distancing obligations by Boston Dynamics’ yellow “dog”. The robot hound is equipped with numerous cameras…
2020/7/23

Tesla’s secret batteries aim to rework the math for electric cars and the grid

(Reuters) — Electric carmaker Tesla plans to introduce a new low-cost, long-life battery into its Model 3 sedan in China later this year or early…
2020/7/17
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SEMICON West 2017 Report “The key to Miniaturization”

SEMICON West 2017 Report "The key to Miniaturization" SEMICON West is North America’s biggest international exhibition of semiconductors, MEMS, and other related industries. This year,…

Renewable energy should be at the heart of virus recovery plans: IEA

The International Energy Agency on May 20, 2020 called on governments to put clean energy at the heart of their coronavirus economic recovery plans, as…
2020/7/13

Essential Science: Self-repair ‘smart’ satellites in development

The idea of self-repair satellites will not be the subject of science fiction for much longer, as aerospace technologists are working on technology that can…
2020/6/30

The promising growth of low- and zero-emission vehicles

These are unsettling times for the UK car market. Figures released every month by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) chart a steady…
2020/6/24
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Bonding Technology of AuRoFUSE™ and Its Future Development

Bonding Technology of AuRoFUSE™ and Its Future Development By using AuRoFUSE™, heat dissipation and thermal expansion issues are resolved, enabling miniaturization and lower costs compared…

Essential Science: How robotics is reshaping surgical practice

The application of robots in medicine, especially surgery, has developed in recent years. Examples include the use of robotic assistants to performing intricate procedures in…
2020/6/18

After coronavirus, AI could be central to our new normal

When we came out of the financial crisis of 2008, cloud computing kicked into high gear and started to become a pervasive, transformational technology. The…
2020/6/15

Nasa picks Bezos’s Blue Origin and Musk’s SpaceX to build new lunar landers

Nasa has selected three private space companies to lead the development of lunar landers for its forthcoming moon landings. The three companies are Blue Origin,…
2020/6/10
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Flexible Touch Panel Sensors Using SuPR-NaP Printing

Flexible Touch Panel Sensors Using SuPR-NaP Printing Collaboration between industry, academia and government develops technology for manufacturing transparent flexible substrates with ultrafine wiring of 0.8…

NASA’s plan to build stuff in space just took its first step

Wherever humans go, they build. Civilization blossomed from clusters of homes and paths, and has more recently swelled to include skyscrapers, power lines, plumbing, and…
2020/5/26

AI program could check blood for signs of lung cancer

Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence program that can screen people for lung cancer by analysing their blood for DNA mutations that drive the disease.…
2020/5/21

10 Covid-busting designs: spraying drones, fever helmets and anti-virus snoods

Designers, engineers and programmers have heard the klaxon call. The last few weeks have seen a wave of ingenuity unleashed, with both garden-shed tinkerers and…
2020/5/19
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SEMICON West 2016 Report “Future is Flexible”

SEMICON West 2016 Report "Future is Flexible" SEMICON West is North America's biggest international exhibition of semiconductors, MEMS, and other related industries. This year, "flexible…

Technologists develop ‘smart glue’ for underwater use

The basis of the chemical is catechols, which are synthetic compounds designed to be analogous to the wet-but-still-sticky proteins that help mussels fixed to wet…
2020/5/15

Driven to distraction: how cars that take control are helping drivers

Who hasn’t found their attention straying behind the wheel? Modern life is riddled with distractions that fight tooth and nail for our attention – whether…
2020/5/13

These lunar rover tires mimic camel hooves for maximum traction on the moon

When the Apollo 15 mission first brought a lunar rover to the surface of the moon in 1971, it allowed astronauts to cover more than…
2020/5/11
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“Smart textiles” to evolve our lives

"Smart textiles" to evolve our lives Surpassing conventional concepts, a new method of producing conductive textiles has arrived. This new technology employs silver nanoparticles to…

Rust and light lead to improved hydrogen fuel production

The main application with hydrogen is with fuel cells. A fuel cell is an electrochemical cell that converts the chemical energy of a fuel. With…
2020/5/7

This is the best way to shop if you want to help the environment

We’re shopping online more than ever now, including for mundane personal care and pantry items. Of U.S. internet users, one-third do it at least once…
2020/5/1

Elisa demos 5G remote vehicle controls and architectural 3D on phones

February 2020’s cancellation of the mobile industry trade show MWC 2020 deprived European carriers of the opportunity to show their latest 5G innovations to a…
2020/4/28
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Gold with a modified shape supports simple diagnostic methods

Gold with a modified shape supports simple diagnostic methods By using gold, a precious metal, in in-vitro diagnostic kits, diseases and other conditions can easily…

We’re approaching the limits of computer power – we need new programmers now

Way back in the 1960s, Gordon Moore, the co-founder of Intel, observed that the number of transistors that could be fitted on a silicon chip…
2020/4/17

Meteorite-eating microbes could help us look for alien life

What might alien life look like, and what traces would it leave behind? If extraterrestrial plant and plankton analogs fill their planet’s atmosphere with oxygen,…
2020/4/15

Technology in 2050: will it save humanity – or destroy us?

Futurism is a mug’s game: if you’re right, it seems banal; if you’re wrong, you look like the founder of IBM, Thomas Watson, when he…
2020/4/13
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Future Power Generating System using Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Future Power Generating System using Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells In the renewable energy sector, dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC) has been a recent focus of considerable attention…

New form of uranium found that could affect nuclear waste disposal plans

A new form of uranium has been discovered which is likely to have implications for current nuclear waste disposal plans, say scientists. Many governments are…
2020/4/10

NASA May Have Found the Goldilocks Planet of Goldilocks Planets: TOI 700 d

If you ask astronomers how many planets in the universe harbor life, they will likely say there are only two possible answers: one or infinity.…
2020/4/3

Samsung’s fancy new fridge prototype promises to grow your food for you

From across a room here at the Consumer Electronic Show, Samsung’s Bespoke Plant fridge looks like a typical high-end refrigerator. Walk up to the door,…
2020/3/16

Dinner As We Know it Is Hurting the Planet. But What If We Radically Rethink How We Make Food?

Farmers have grown food in roughly the same way for thousands of years: planting seeds and watching them grow; raising animals from birth to slaughter;…
2020/3/16

Australia’s historic bushfires could impact the world’s biodiversity forever

The bushfires in Australia are so widespread they can be seen from space. On the ground, haunting images of burned wildlife and decimated forests have…
2020/3/16

U.S. Emissions Fell Last Year But Progress on Climate Action Is Bleak

The U.S. notched a 2.1% decline in greenhouse gas emissions last year after rising sharply in 2018, according to a preliminary estimate. Two decades ago,…
2020/3/16

‘How can we compete with Google?’: the battle to train quantum coders

There is a laboratory deep within University College London (UCL) that looks like a cross between a rebel base in Star Wars and a scene…
2020/3/16

Kyoto Considers Entering Japan’s Nascent Local Green Bond Market

(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s most-popular tourist city is exploring a possible sale of debt to finance environmental, social and governance projects, in what may be the…
2020/2/18

Climate Change Is a Financial Crisis, Too

(Bloomberg Opinion) -- The people who oversee America’s financial system seem to think that climate change isn’t their problem. As one official quipped in recent…
2020/2/18

Apple Plans Standalone AR and VR Gaming Headset by 2022 and Glasses Later

(Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. is working on a range of augmented and virtual-reality devices underpinned by a new 3-D sensor system, according to people familiar…
2020/2/18

China’s Rare-Earth Boost Threatens U.S., Australia Growth Plans

(Bloomberg) -- Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world embroiled in trade wars. Sign up here.  Surging rare-earth production in China is…
2020/2/18

Electric Vehicle Communication Controller Market is Projected to Surpass $553.4 Million By 2024: P&S Intelligence

Electric Vehicle Communication Controller Market Research Report: By System (EVCC, SECC), Charging Type (Conductive, Inductive), Geographical Outlook (U.S., Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden,…
2020/2/18

Why It’s Time to Take Electrified Medicine Seriously

When the disease plaguing her digestive system was at its worst, Kelly Owens once had to rush to the bathroom 17 separate times in the…
2020/2/3

Volvo Cars Goes for Blockchain Tech to Avoid Unethical Cobalt

(Bloomberg) -- Volvo Cars will use blockchain technology to trace the origin of cobalt used in its batteries in an effort to avoid supplies produced…
2020/2/3

Nobel Prize Winner Says Battery Recycling Key to Meeting Electric Car Demand

(Bloomberg) -- Recycling batteries is the key to securing enough raw materials to power the surge in electric vehicle demand, according to a winner of…
2020/2/3

Google Has Achieved ‘Quantum Supremacy.’ Just What the Heck Is That?

Here’s a quick bit of topical multiple choice: What is “quantum supremacy?” a) The next blockbuster film in the James Bond series, coming to theaters…
2020/2/3

The Real Reason Google Is Buying Fitbit

In announcing its planned $2.1 billion acquisition of fitness tracking company Fitbit, Google said the deal will “help spur innovation in wearables” — at least,…
2020/2/3

Facebook to Buy Startup for Controlling Computers With Your Mind

(Bloomberg) -- Facebook Inc. agreed to acquire CTRL-Labs, a technology startup that is building software to let people control a digital avatar using only their…
2019/11/28

How China is Cornering the Lithium-ion Cell Recycling Market

The commonly held view that lithium-ion batteries are not being recycled is not true. It's just that China has pretty much cornered the market, experts…
2019/11/28

Apple to use recycled rare Earth materials in new iPhones

Apple has requested that its iPhone manufacturers uses recycled rare Earth elements in the Taptic Engine part of the new iPhone 11 variants. The Taptic…
2019/11/28

Why doesn’t anyone live on the moon yet?

Solar storms, sharp sand, and near-weightlessness are just the tip of the iceberg. Short trips don't require too much baggage, but what about an extended…
2019/11/28

Apps for Healthcare Monitoring: Interview with Artem Petrov, CEO of Reinvently

Reinvently, a mobile app development company based in Palo Alto, California, has created a number of healthcare apps, including those which collect, collate, and display…
2019/11/28

Washable, breathable and stretchable – the next generation of smart fabrics

Until now, there have typically been two ways of making clothing conductive: either wrap fibers in fine metallic wire (or stitch it in), or apply…
2019/3/20

Palladium Reaches Another Record as JPMorgan Sees More Upside

(Bloomberg) -- Palladium held gains after rocketing through $1,400 an ounce for the first time, extending its gravity-defying rally even amid signs that global vehicle…
2019/3/20

Ion age: why the future will be battery powered

Why have batteries become important? In a world increasingly anxious about climate change, the surge in the generation of renewable energy over the past 20…
2019/3/20

Nanomaterials are changing the world – but are they safe?

Experts Shareen Doak, Martina G Vijver and Martin Clift explain the problems of ensuring nanomaterials are safe for environment - and us... NANOTECHNOLOGY may well…
2019/3/20

How Orkney leads the way for sustainable energy

It seems the stuff of fantasy. Giant ships sail the seas burning fuel that has been extracted from water using energy provided by the winds,…
2019/3/20

Scientists develop 10-minute universal cancer test

Scientists have developed a universal cancer test that can detect traces of the disease in a patient’s bloodstream. The cheap and simple test uses a…
2019/2/7

Arm Holdings unveils chip aimed at self-driving car sensors

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Arm Holdings, the chip technology firm owned by SoftBank Group Corp, on Tuesday pushed deeper into the automotive world with chip…
2019/2/7

10 tech trends and innovations for 2019

1 Automation and artificial intelligence (Al) A new level of self-training is allowing robots to draw their own conclusions and make deductions that haven’t been…
2019/2/7

37% of Tech Experts Worry Artificial Intelligence Will Make Humanity Worse by 2030

More than a third of AI experts surveyed by Pew Research said they are concerned that artificial intelligence will leave humanity worse off in 2030…
2019/2/7

Russia Looks to Hydrogen as Way to Make Gas Greener for Europe

(Bloomberg) -- Russia is looking at how to develop a market for hydrogen in Europe, a move that would help maintain demand for one of…
2019/2/7

Gold Infused Cotton Threads as Electrodes for Glucose Biofuel Cells

Safe and powerful biofuel cells may help power future medical implantables, and researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology and Korea University are helping to make that…
2019/1/9

China’s Fight Against Smog Makes Palladium 2018’s Best Metal

(Bloomberg) -- Palladium prices are shattering record highs, and investors are betting that tight supplies mean that the bull run is just getting started. The…
2019/1/9

Swap gas boilers for hydrogen or miss emission targets, UK told

Millions of gas boilers will need to be replaced with hydrogen alternatives and coupled with electric heating devices if Britain is to hit its carbon…
2019/1/9

Electric Vehicle Revolution Goes Underground With Mine Truck

(Bloomberg) -- Electric vehicles are reaching global markets far and wide -- and deep. Swedish mining equipment maker Epiroc AB now aims to electrify all…
2019/1/9

Ex-Apple engineers show their startup’s self-driving car sensor

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two former Apple Inc engineers on Monday gave new details about the sensor system their startup company, Aeva Inc, is making…
2019/1/9

Mercedes-Benz Rolls Out Fuel-Cell SUV to Tackle Tech Hurdles

(Bloomberg) -- Mercedes-Benz will soon start handing over its latest fuel-cell electric car to fleet customers to keep a toe-hold in a promising technology that’s…
2018/12/3

A golden ticket to faster muscle recovery

Skeletal muscle tissue. Credit: University of Michigan Medical School Anyone who has ever torn or injured a muscle knows that swelling, redness, and pain soon…
2018/12/3

Germany launches world’s first hydrogen-powered train

Germany has rolled out the world’s first hydrogen-powered train, signalling the start of a push to challenge the might of polluting diesel trains with costlier…
2018/12/3

This bacteria could boost solar panels on cloudy days

Solar panels　Pexels Researchers are using bacteria to give solar an energy boost. There are a lot of things to like about solar power. It helps…
2018/12/3

This Metal Just Hit a Record. Here’s Why Palladium Is Soaring

(Bloomberg) -- Palladium, a precious metal widely used in the automotive industry, has hit an all-time high. The rally has been fueled by concern over…
2018/12/3

Electric Vehicles and the Semiconductor Boom

The rise of electric cars can be seen as more charging stations pop up around the country but battery life is still a concern for…
2018/11/6

Exclusive first look: Daisy is Apple’s new robot that eats iPhones and spits out recyclable parts

A two-minute journey through this machine renders a smartphone into recyclable materials. Apple Daisy robot This is the battery-removal station in which cells are frozen…
2018/11/1

“Golden Sandwich” Solar Cell Converts 85% Of Sunlight To Electricity

Clean Power   Published on September 13th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley September 13th, 2018 by Steve Hanley  Scientists at the Research Institute for Electronic…
2018/11/1

Graphene ‘a game-changer’ in making building with concrete greener

The novel “supermaterial” graphene could hold the key to making one of the oldest building materials greener, new scientific research suggests. Graphene has been incorporated…
2018/11/1

Booming electric car sales drive lithium rush in Portugal

Mining firms are racing to open new lithium mines in Portugal, already Europe's biggest producer of the commodity, thanks to the surge in popularity of…
2018/11/1

Smallest Robots Ever Developed to Sense Their Environment

The reality of being able to inject microscopic robots into the bloodstream that are capable of performing meaningful clinical tasks is now a little bit…
2018/11/1

6 Top Nanotechnology Applications

  What are the top nanotechnology applications? We run through six ways nanotechnology makes a difference in daily life. While there's been plenty of focus…
2018/10/15

How Australia can use hydrogen to export its solar power around the world

Recent innovations in hydrogen generation, storage, transport and use could transform it into the ultimate source of clean energy Nearly a century ago, British scientist…
2018/10/15

Palladium Leading the Platinum-group Metals Market and Beyond

  Palladium's strong fundamentals lead the pack for platinum-group metals. Platinum-group metals (PGMs) are six similar transitional metals that include palladium, platinum, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium…
2018/10/15

Scientists Develop Recycling Process That Could Lead To “Zero Waste” Cell Phones

  Published on May 22nd, 2018 | by Nexus Media May 22nd, 2018 by Nexus Media  Originally published on Nexus Media. By Marlene Cimons How…
2018/10/15

The 3 Biggest Trends That Will Drive Gold in the Next 30 Years

  The World Gold Council recently released an insightful report titled, Gold 2048: The Next 30 Years for Gold. This report looks at overarching demographic,…
2018/10/15
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