Is a COVID-19 test made from gold worth its weight?
Researchers have now developed a test where the results are ready within minutes, and one of the key materials scientists are using may be worth its weight in gold. In the ever-changing environment surrounding COVID-19, can you trust the test youโre taking is giving you the right results? Pan and his colleagues have developed an experimental rapid diagnostic test containing plasmonic gold nanoparticles. Those particles are attached to a molecule that can detect if a protein in the COVID-19 virus is present. So far, the scientists say early results have been very promising.
Uncertainty pushes gold price to record, over $1,930 per oz
BEIJING โ The price of gold surged to a record above $1,934 per ounce on Monday as investors moved money into an asset seen as a safe haven amid jitters about U.S.-Chinese tension and the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. It added 2% percent after breaking its 2011 record high price on Friday, when it closed at $1,897.50 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. As of 8:35 GMT on Monday, it was at $1,934.60 per ounce and had traded as high as $1,938 per ounce. Precious metals, along with bonds, often are seen as stores of value when financial markets decline. Forecasters watch their prices as an indicator of how investors see the economic future.