You know the drill. You pull up to a Travelodge, you argue with the receptionist about getting a room away from the parking lot, you whip out your loyalty card for extra savings and then you take the 24-karat gold-plated iPad the attendant hands you and head off to your room to stockpile some free soap. Boom. Read More >>

While everyone's having a rocking good bad time up top, big things are happening deep underground as an earthquake strikes. Of course, minerals from the Earth's core are known to seep out, but now scientists have discovered that gold veins are actually formed instantaneously due to a massive drop in pressure as an earthquake rumbles on. Read More >>

Last November, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Titan supercomputer was named the fastest in the world. But it turns out that a few tests were skipped along the way — and now too much gold on its motherboards means it can't run at full tilt. Read More >>

It probably can't quite compete with all the memories they have of landing on the moon, but the second best souvenir the Apollo 11 astronauts have of their adventure has to be this solid gold model of the Lunar Module given to them by Cartier on their return. Read More >>

With all the insane, high tech Lego contraptions running around these days, it's easy to overlook the beauty in a single, elemental brick — unless that element is solid, 14-carat gold. Read More >>

This credit card is made of gold and diamonds. Called Visa Infinite, you have to pay USD$100,000 (£62,000) to the Russian 'Sberbank in order to get it. You also need to be a complete imbecile. A very rich imbecile, but a complete imbecile nonetheless. Read More >>

The gold you see in the photo above was not found in a river or a mine. It was produced by a bacteria that, according to researchers at Michigan State University, can survive in extreme toxic environments and create 24-carat gold nuggets. Pure gold. Read More >>

Another day of the Lolympics passes, but at last, Australia concedes defeat. Google's also thrown up an excruciatingly addictive doodle, while we get a peek at what makes the our immense cyclists tick, technology-wise. We also saw a pole vault snap mid-jump; the brand police go nuts over a watch; the Daily Express and Mirror get totally confused by photos, and Jessica Ennis' golden postbox got vandalised -- only in Britain. Read More >>

We've won gold 21 times over now, and thanks to our success, Australia's getting a bit petulant over the whole thing. In other Olympics news today, if haven't made it to the Olympic Stadium, we've got a gigapixel image for you, which is the next best thing to being there. It's not all good news though -- Idowu is out, and seven Cameroonians are on the lamb from the Olympics, but at least we haven't landed flat on our backs in the pool (yet). Bolt apparently wants to play for Man U after this, which is weird, and did you know each gold medal costs us about £450? Add that to our national debt. Read More >>

Team GB has had a bit of a gold rush recently with medals coming left, right and centre; something which is keeping Royal Mail busy, as they're painting a postbox in each athlete's hometown gold. But it seems Royal Mail got a bit premature with the gold paint, as tweets from Olympic cycle champion Laura Trott say that they painted the wrong postbox gold. Read More >>

In London 2012, even gold medalists take to the Tube, although probably not when there's a Central line collapse just when it starts to get busy. Anyway, that didn't stop our boys winning gold in the cycling last night, nor did it stop the remote-control Minis taking centre stage in the Olympic Stadium. Plus, have you ever wondered what athletes listen to on those massive cans they all seem to wear? Wonder no more, just mind out for the topless Ukrainian feminists while you're out and about, OK? Read More >>

Remember the $1 million -- that's £643,000 -- gold-plated vacuum with its own awful rap video? Of course you do. Gaudy loot like that isn't easily forgotten. Read More >>

A lot of people really dig their kicks. Whether it's a pair of Vans or Converse, or a classic pair of retro Air Jordan's, everyone wants something fresh on their feet. But athletes need something else, something specific. These? These are made for running. But oh yes, there's something else about them. These shoes will catch everyone's attention on the track, not just because they're blimmin' gold, but also because they were made on a 3D printer. Who needs an Olympic medal? Read More >>

The price of gold is at a record high (£1000-£1100 this year, depending on the day) and it will only continue to rise, based on current pattern of growth. Read More >>

Thirty years ago, a farmer found a few Iron Age silver coins while working on his land in Jersey. Now, after combing the soil with metal detectors for three decades, two treasure hunters have found a hoard of silver and gold coins, the biggest of its kind, valued at £10 million. Read More >>