Several centuries ago, a branch of alchemy called chrysopoeia is said to have explored the possibilities of transforming ...

Large Hadron Collider have achieved the ancient dream of turning lead into gold through high-speed nuclear collisions — but ...

CERN's ALICE experiment turned lead into gold—briefly—reviving alchemists' old dreams with modern nuclear physics.

Colliding beams of lead create fast-moving, short-lived gold ions. Understanding the process could help to refine particle ...