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August 2nd, 2010
Normal service to be resumed
Some of you may have noticed it’s been a bit quiet here of late. The reason is that we (in London) have just moved office, an activity which makes a house move resemble a walk in the park…So, we hope to be back to normal in the coming few days. Until then you may want to check out this book which is due for release any day now.
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December 21st, 2009
New Book – Gold Science and Applications
I’m excited to announce that a new book ‘Gold – Science and Applications’ has now been published.
There have been many excellent books written on certain aspects of the science and technology of gold, most notably the book of the Hanau gold conference, held in 1996 (“Gold. Progress in Chemistry, Biochemistry and Technology”, edited by Hubert Schmidbaur and published in 1999) and there are several new books covering specific sectors of gold science e.g. on catalysis, chemistry and nanotechnology (see here). However, for those seeking a broader reference source on gold and covering all technical sectors, the most appropriate book on gold, Gold Usage by Bill Rapson and Theo Groenewald, was published over 30 years ago in 1978. The world of gold has changed considerably since then. A few years ago Chris Corti and I believed it was time for an updated book that reflects the more recent developments.
With the co-operation of some of the leading experts in their field, we have attempted to produce a book that is a worthy successor to ‘Rapson’ and to provide an authoritive source of information. We have attempted to cover all the main scientific areas as well as the main areas of application. In some cases this has required some very detailed scientific chapters; other fields require less specific detail and have focused more on the practical application. In addition, to help readers place this science and technology in the context of a much wider gold market, a chapter on the supply, demand and pricing of gold is included. Taken together, our aim for the book is to appeal to both those working in academia and industry.
If you are interested, your can read more and purchase it here .
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November 16th, 2009
The Ages of Gold
Most of you who read this blog are interested in scientific and technological uses of gold, as are we. However, if you are curious to know a little more about the metal you could do a lot worse then checking out the recently published book ‘The Ages of Gold‘ by Timothy Green. This fantastic book tells the tale of gold, right from the ancient world through to the space age. -
September 18th, 2009
Review of Gold Chemistry Book
Earlier this year there was a post about the book Gold Chemistry: Applications and Future Directions in the Life Sciences, Fabian Mohr (Editor). This book has just been reviewed by the Journal of Nanophotonics here… -
June 19th, 2009
Winner ‘Gold Catalysis’ Book
With accompanying drum roll……“The winner of the prize draw from the 21st NAM exhibition and recipient of a copy of the book ‘Catalysis by Gold’ is……..Laura Barrio from Brookhaven National Laboratory.”
Congratulations to Laura. For those of you interested in purchasing the book you can do so here……..
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March 12th, 2009
New Gold Books from Wiley
A page of World Gold Council’s website Utilise Gold is dedicated to books and publications focused on the science and technology of gold. Publisher Wiley now has two recent additions to this range of books:
Gold Chemistry: Applications and Future Directions in the Life Sciences, ISBN: 978-3-527-32086-8 and Modern Supramolecular Gold Chemistry: Gold-Metal Interactions and Applications, ISBN: 978-3-527-32029-5…..more evidence of the recent expansion in research and potential applications for gold.
If you have a copy of either book, please feel free to add your comments below. Reviews are also due to appear in the journal Gold Bulletin
Trevor Keel
Richard Holliday
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