World Gold Council identifies key areas for research funding

Released on Thursday 13th December 2007

The World Gold Council today announced five key markets for future research funding: advanced electronics, optical materials, fuel cell systems, biomedical applications and industrial catalysts—for future research funding to develop new industrial applications for gold. Richard Holliday, head of industrial applications, explains that ‘the financial resources available from the council under its market research and feasibility GROW program are finite and that only a limited proportion of project proposals received will be funded.’
The Council’s key areas of interest include:
Industrial catalysts, including chemical processing and pollution control applications—and especially innovative technology for improving the durability of gold catalysts for room temperature air purification applications, the use of gold catalysts or gold nanotechnology that is directly related to the control of harmful environmental pollutants and commercially viable preparation methods for producing high loading gold-on-carbon electrocatalysts for potential use in fuel cell applications.
Advanced electronics, including any technology and components likely to be used in next-generation devices.
Fuel cell systems, including applications both within the fuel cell structure and hydrogen processing infrastructure.
Optical materials, including nanotechnology, chemicals and coatings.
Biomedical applications, including medical implants, diagnostics and pharmaceuticals.
Follow these links to view the nanotechnology page of the World Gold Council, or to read the Council’s press release.