In 1941, Harvard University, USA, from alchemists favorite releases from nuclear transformation was obtained first artificial gold. However, it was his radioactive isotopes, which in a few days again turned to mercury. 6 years later, after many experiments, in 1947, scientists were able to get 35 mg sustainable gold (Au-197), which in these days is stored as an exhibit in Chicago's Museum of the United States.
Now well established that the conversion into gold is possible only two elements: mercury and platinum. Attempts to make gold out of lead, thallium, tin, silver, and even - are doomed to failure.
It became possible to make gold, but you need to obtain it for a few seconds to keep the temperature in the sun and the pressure in the depths of the stars. The cost of the resulting gold mercury, by the nuclear reaction is thousands of times higher than the conventional natural gold extracted from most gold ores poor!
