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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cringely, post: 1242273, member: 22271&quot;]Actually gold is not a superconductor. Measurements have been made on gold at temperatures down to 0.001° above absolute zero with no indication of loss of electrical resistance or sudden (negative) changes in magnetic susceptibility (indications of superconductivity). For that matter, silver and copper, platinum and palladium are also not superconductors. If you are interested in superconductors and want to know what elements are superconductors, look at <a href="http://www.qdusa.com/sitedocs/Quantum_Design_Periodic_Table_2011.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.qdusa.com/sitedocs/Quantum_Design_Periodic_Table_2011.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.qdusa.com/sitedocs/Quantum_Design_Periodic_Table_2011.pdf</a></p><p><br /></p><p>While silver is an industrial metal along with platinum (used in catalytic converters, etc.), it is also a precious metal (which used in jewelry and to be used as a medium of exchange <i>e.g.</i>, pre-1965 US coins) which is why it is listed on the daily financial indices.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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