Scientific sensation: The Large Hadron Collider turned lead into gold

Lead turned to gold in an experiment. / Pixabay

Scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) have for the first time been able to turn lead into gold using the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). This was made possible by the powerful energy conditions of the particle accelerator, recreating one of the main goals of medieval alchemy — if only for a split second.

This is reported by Engadget.

Scientific alchemy: lead turned into gold

One of the main...