12 stories
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Why gold is the sweet spot of the periodic table
When it comes to currency, learn why nothing else is quite as good as gold. - Gallery
The colour-changing Lycurgus Cup
See the mystical transformation of this 4th-century chalice - Interactive
360 degrees of the golden Lakshmi Narayani
Explore the iconography within this gold-coated temple - Video
The golden Lakshmi Narayani from above
Get a bird’s-eye-view of the temple coated in gold - Video
Dr. Hannah Fry explains quantum computing
Learn how gold may help us answer our greatest questions - Gallery
Behind the scenes with Tawny Chatmon
See inside Tawny Chatmon’s studio - Gallery
Behind the scenes with Dr. Radha Kumar
See Dr. Kumar’s gold and golden spaces - Video
Dr. Radha Kumar on India’s golden history
Learn how gold’s significance emerges in ancient sources - Video
Tawny Chatmon on reframing history
Learn how antique gold frames take on new meaning today - Interactive
360 degrees of Tawny Chatmon’s studio
Explore the artist’s process - Gallery
Gustav Klimt’s ‘Golden Phase’
Discover the iconic gold works of Klimt - Gallery
Inside IBM’s Quantum systems
See the inner workings of a leading quantum computing system