CERN creates gold from lead

[Paul Ferguson]

"For centuries, alchemists dreamed of transmuting base metals like lead into gold. That dream is edging closer to reality — on a scientific, if not yet practical, level. CERN’s Breakthrough: Lead-to-Gold Transmutation Physicists at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have succeeded in producing gold nuclei from lead during precise ultra-peripheral collisions."

https://jewelleryworld.net.au/news/world...jewellery/

[Paul Ferguson]

Scientia article here:

"According to Dr. Elena Markov, a researcher on the ALICE experiment, this is about far more than gold. “It’s a beautiful demonstration of Einstein’s E = mc2 in action, showing how energy and matter can be transformed” (Journee Mondiale, 2025). The findings help scientists understand nuclear stability and reactions, and even how elements form in cosmic events like neutron star collisions."

https://scientiamag.org/the-modern-alche...sible-now/