First gold-iron alloy shows power of magnetic attraction - tech - 19 August 2010 - New Scientist

First gold-iron alloy shows power of magnetic attraction - tech - 19 August 2010 - New Scientist: "GOLD readily forms alloys with the precious metals silver and palladium, but it normally blends with cheap iron about as well as oil mixes with water. That has now changed, with the creation of a gold-iron alloy that is held together by magnetism."