What if gold had industrial use?

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The industrial usefulness of metals comes and goes. Supply limitations can turn into gluts. High prices encourage new processes that use less or switch to cheaper alternatives.

So far, gold has had minor industrial uses, such as in medicine, dentistry, and electronics.

But what if metallurgy makes some great unexpected advances and gold suddenly has major industrial uses?

http://www.newscientist.com/article/...ttraction.html