Advanced by Gold - World Gold Council Sponsors Prestigious Event to Showcase New Developments in Gold Technology

Advanced by Gold - World Gold Council Sponsors Prestigious Event to Showcase New Developments in Gold Technology PR Newswire TOKYO, September 6, 2012 TOKYO, September 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Gold Council's most recent quarterly Gold Demand Trends report revealed that in the second quarter of 2012 over 112 tonnes of gold with a value of US$5.8bn were used for various technical applications. Demand is currently dominated by the electronics industry, which means that gold is often hidden away in many everyday objects and devices we take for granted, quietly and effectively helping to connect and develop communities across the world. However, electronics are only part of the story. Huge swathes of technology are being advanced by gold in 2012, from the awe-inspiring NASA James Webb Space Telescope, whose enormous mirrors are coated with gold to help unravel the secrets of distant galaxies, to new cancer therapies currently undergoing clinical trials. Advancements of this sort stem from work currently under development in laboratories around the world. The GOLD2012 conference, sponsored by the World Gold Council, will showcase exciting new technologies in a range of fields such as medicine, nanotechnology and clean technology, from some of the world's leading scientists.