This article was originally published with the title “Platinizing or Platinum Plating” in SA Supplements Vol. 68 No. 1762supp (October 1909), p. 226 doi:10.1038/scientificamerican10091909-226asupp ...

Owing to its inherent purity and resilience, platinum is fast becoming the metal of choice for younger generations who want ...

It’s a catalytic lighter that uses platinum to ignite methanol vapors. The concept shown in the video below is platinum’s catalyst properties with some types of flammable gasses.

News Published: 30 September 1933 Societies and Academies Nature 132, 526–528 (1933) Cite this article ...

Currently gold is priced at over US$2,900 per ounce, trading near its all-time high. Platinum, while rarer than gold, doesn’t always hold its value as consistently.