1. Guest Editorial

   • Henrique Teles

   EditorialNotes Open access Pages: 282 - 282

2. Synthesis, processing and forming gold structures from a 0.1 wt. % concentration solution

   • S. R. Samarasinghe
   • M. J. Edirisinghe

   Scientific Papers Open access Pages: 284 - 295

3. “Purple glory”: The optical properties and technology of AuAl₂ coatings

   • S. Supansomboon
   • A. Maaroof
   • M. B. Cortie

   Scientific Papers Open access Pages: 296 - 304

4. A review on fulminating gold (Knallgold)

   • Georg Steinhauser
   • Jürgen Evers
   • Gilbert Oehlinger

   Scientific Papers Open access Pages: 305 - 317

5. An unconventional Au/TiO₂ PROX system for complete removal of CO from non-reformate hydrogen

   • J. Steyn
   • G. Pattrick
   • E. van der Lingen

   Scientific Papers Open access Pages: 318 - 325

6. Deformation behavior and dislocation structure of CuAu ordered alloy

   • O. V. Antonova
   • B. A. Greenberg
   • A. Y. Volkov

   Scientific Papers Open access Pages: 326 - 335

7. Preparation of Au/ polypyrrole composite nanoparticles and study of their electrocatalytical reduction to oxygen with (without) lacasse

   • Yuqing Miao
   • Xiaohua Wu
   • Jingxia Qiu

   Scientific Papers Open access Pages: 336 - 340

8. Gold nanoparticle assemblies: interplay between thermal effects and optical response

   • Yannick Guillet
   • Majid Rashidi-Huyeh
   • Bruno Palpanta

   Scientific Papers Open access Pages: 341 - 348

9. Gold in the News

   News Open access Pages: 349 - 349

10. Gold Highlights at the 21st Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Chemistry in Porto, Portugal, June 11–13, 2008

    • Sónia Carabineiro

    Conference report Open access Pages: 350 - 351

11. Highlights from recent literature

    Announcement Open access Pages: 352 - 362

12. Calendar

    Events Open access Pages: 363 - 363