Let's be real here. Most of us toss old phones and computers into a drawer and forget they exist. Some go straight to the landfill. Here's the thing: you're literally throwing away gold mines. Not ...

Did you know that your old laptop computer probably has a small amount of gold hiding inside it? Here's why it's there and how much you might expect to find.

Gold is currently used in a large number of applications, however compared to the use of other precious metals, the overall demand for gold is relatively low. As a proportion of total gold demand, ...

In many electronic applications, gold is the most preferred material. It is mainly used in information technology, telecommunications, and other high-performance and safety-critical applications. A ...

Gold is widely used in computer hardware components for its conductivity and resistance to corrosion, though each device ...

Consumers' seemingly unfailing appetite for ever lighter, faster and technically enhanced electronic consumer goods has been fuelling a steadily-rising demand for gold from manufacturers. An essential ...

In electronic product design, the smallest components often have the biggest impact on system reliability. Tactile switches—used in control panels, wearables, medical devices, instrumentation, and ...

The Zebra Gold Series 8000B connector can transfer both data and power between parallel components or circuit boards. Developed by Fujipoly, the interconnect device is constructed from a low durometer ...

KEMET introduced a series of gold plated termination options to its high temperature 200°C ceramic capacitor product lines. Gold terminations were developed to accommodate mission critical, high ...

C&K has added gold-plated contact versions to three of its miniature slide switch families for enhanced environmental protection, and enhanced switching for low-energy circuits. C&K has added ...