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Scientists turn lead into gold for 1st time, but only for a split second (abcnews.go.com)

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

To be fair, we could probably do a lot better if we purpose-built a machine to make gold. And Pb->Au isn't even likely the most ideal path. That was only chosen to fulfill the ancient alchemy dreams.

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