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Silver Has Played--and Continues to Play--a Critical Role in Scientific Breakthroughs
The Silver Institute ConsumerFeature
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FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS, MEN AND WOMEN HAVE BEEN CAPTIVATED BY THE SPLENDOR OF SILVER. THIS MYSTICAL METAL HAS BEEN OF IMPORTANCE IN MAJOR APPLIED-SCIENCE MILESTONES THROUGHOUT THE AGES. ACCORDING TO THE SILVER INSTITUTE, SILVER IS AN ESSENTIAL METAL IN THE WORLD OF HIGH TECHNOLOGY. BECAUSE OF ITS UNIQUE PROPERTIES--WHICH INCLUDE ITS STRENGTH, ITS SUPERIOR ELECTRICAL AND THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY, AND ITS BIOCIDAL PROPERTIES--SILVER IS BEING USED TO CHANGE AND IMPROVE DRAMATICALLY THE WAY THAT WE LIVE AND WORK. IN THE MODERN HIGH-TECH REVOLUTION, SILVER HAS PROVEN INDISPENSABLE--AS IT LENDS ITSELF TO BEING USED IN DIVERSE WAYS, FROM COMPUTER IMAGING TO HIGH-TECH ELECTRONICS. SILVER IS ALSO BEING UTILIZED FOR ITS ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES; THESE INCLUDE USES FOR WOOD PRESERVATION, CROP PROTECTION, AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS ORGANISMS IN HOSPITALS. SILVER IS NO LONGER JUST A PRECIOUS METAL, A STORE OF VALUE, A WORK OF ART, OR AN INDUSTRIAL METAL; IT'S ALL OF THESE. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SILVER--AND SILVER'S HIGH-TECH USES--VISIT W-W-W-DOT-"SILVER-INSTITUTE"-DOT-ORG.
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