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Damas Jewellery has revealed that it has brought the Endless Collection from Italian jeweller Luca Carati to Dubai.

According to the company, the collection represents "purity of creative expression and gold form" and will be available from select Damas Les Exclusives Boutiques in the United Arab Emirates, Eye of Dubai reported.

The one-off pieces in gold and precious stones feature lucky charms and symbols such as knots, amulets and four leaf clovers, taking inspiration from an Italian poet.

Tawhid Abdullah, Damas Jewellery managing director, said: "The house of Luca Carati transforms the pendants, rings and earrings into pieces of art due to their captivating designs."

Mr Addullah suggested that the combination of modern and traditional techniques in handcrafted fine jewellery will "attract fashionable women".

Damas launched the Clouds collection by Luca Carati in white, rose and yellow gold with delicate organic motifs in its Middle Eastern stores during October 2008.
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A new centre aimed at enhancing research into nanotechnology has been opened in Wales.

Swansea University is the home of the Centre for NanoHealth, which is aiming to use the technology to develop new treatment for patients.

Gold is often used in the research and co-director Dr Steve Conlan told the Western Mail that the precious metal is likely to play a part in studies.

With work involving particles 100,000 times thinner than a human hair, he remarked: "When you get down to that scale substances start to have different properties - gold looks red."

Thought to be the first of its kind in Europe, the centre is set to focus on early prevention on disease.

Earlier this week, New Scientist revealed that researchers at the Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences in Singapore had discovered a means to use gold nanoparticles in thin coatings for LCD and plasma screens.

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Cascade Star has announced that its online jewellery store has officially opened.

The company offers a range of 18-c gold items - including rings, bracelets and necklaces - and customers will now be able to order through the website.

In addition to the designs already on offer, Cascade Star allows consumers to customise rings according to their own preference.

Chief executive of the firm Rushabh Sheth remarked: "Our wide selection of contemporary and timeless designs guarantees the perfect jewellery for every occasion at the perfect value," adding that its customers "expect nothing but the best and that is precisely what Cascade Star delivers".

Last week Iceing on Top revealed that it had developed a new range of gold children’s jewellery.

Designers explained that they had been inspired by their own children to create the bracelets, earrings, bangles and necklaces, after their own search for original and attractive jewellery for youngsters was unsuccessful.
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A PhD student whose new cancer treatment technique uses gold nanotechnology has been awarded a top prize for his pioneering efforts.

Geoffrey von Maltzahn, a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a biomedical engineer, developed gold nano-antennas that can target and destroy cancerous tumours.

And his innovative work has earned him the Lemelson-MIT Student Prize and a cheque for $30,000 (£21,352).

"This concept of engineering systems of nanoparticles that collectively outsmart disease barriers has many potential applications in medicine, from improving regenerative medicines to ultra-sensitive diagnostics," Mr von Maltzahn said.

He added that drug doses delivered to cancer patients may become more effective with reduced side effects as a result of his work.

Last month scientists at Northwestern University announced that adding small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules to the surface of gold nanoparticles can improve the ability of siRNA to regulate cancer genes, Nanowerk reported.
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American Bonanza Gold has announced that it has drilled its highest gold grades to date at its Copperstone project in Arizona.

The firm reported that drill hole 08CS-50 encountered a 5.8m structural zone grading 227.7 g/t gold in the South Pit gold zone, the second new zone discovered at the property during recent exploration drilling.

It has completed a total of 11 drill holes at the South Pit zone during 2007 and 2008, all of which encountered targeted fault zones and gold mineralisation.

That the South Pit and Southwest zones at Copperstone have the potential to extend its mine life beyond current resources and further drilling is now planned, the company said.

Within the Walker Lane mineral belt of western Arizona, the Copperstone property is a previously mined site with "clean, non-sulfide bearing mineral resource".

Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, American Bonanza Gold has a series of high-grade gold properties in the US and Canada.
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Sails Capital Management and Nirek Resources have signed a letter of intent to create a new joint venture on the San Pedro gold property in Mexico.

Under the terms of the agreement, Nirek would earn a 49 per cent interest in the property, while Sails receives a "substantial" block of shares in Nirek and invest from its Sails Commodities Fund in the development of the project.

The San Pedro property covers 257,239 hectares in Mexico and historical geological work has indicated gold mineralisation.

A preliminary exploration programme will be conducted by Sails and Nirek to assess the resource potential of the prospect.

Toronto-based exploration company Nirek Resources specialises in precious and base metals and is focused in acquiring gold properties with proven reserves through a series of joint ventures, mine and property purchases.

In a progress report, published in November 2008, the firm said that it had engaged the services of Dr Derek McBride to evaluate its Eby-Otto property in Kirkland Lake and its nearby Kirana Mines claims.
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Gold jewellery, including fine pieces made by Cartier, has been placed on display at the sixth Doha Jewellery & Watch Exhibition in Qatar.

Over 170 pieces of fine and contemporary jewellery are on show on the Cartier stand, including a one-off ceremonial necklace made for the Indian prince Maharajah Bhupindar Singh of Patiala by the jeweller in 1926, according to AME Info.

Cartier also showcased new timepieces, such as the 18-c gold Ballon Bleu Flying Tourbillon which demonstrates a "new approach to fine watch making" by the jewellery house.

The company claimed that the items on display at the Doha Jewellery & Watch Exhibition 2009 "formed an amazing inventory of extraordinary works of art, bursting with imagination".

In other news, Damas Jewellery has announced that it is debuting the Endless Collection from Italian jeweller Luca Carati, which represents "purity of creative expression and gold form", at its stores in Dubai.
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A leading Bollywood actor has presented the daughter of the Ukranian prime minister, a fan of his work, with a gold necklace to mark her birthday.

Yevhenia, daughter of Yulia Tymoshenko, went for dinner at Sanjay and Maanyata Dutt’s home in Pali Hill, Mumbai, the Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) reported.

Mr Dutt borrowed a private plane to fly from Patna to Delhi for the dinner last month with the 29-year-old politician’s daughter on her birthday.

‘There was no way Sanju would disappoint a fan and that too one who had come to India representing her mother from another country," a source told IANS.

Maanyata presented Yevhenia with a gold necklace from the couple for her birthday and a cake was delivered for her to cut.

In other news, Swiss watchmaker Longines presented a new gold watch to Chinese film star Aaron Kwok at the Berlin Film Festival last month as part of his role as an ambassador for the firm, according to the Moodie Report.
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Jennifer Aniston wore a long, gold necklace to the premiere of her latest film Marley & Me in London.

The Friends actress attended the Leicester Square screening of the comedy with her co-star Owen Wilson.

She chose to accessorise her grey-blue silk Burberry dress with a simple piece of gold jewellery that echoed the lines of the floor-length gown.

Promoting Marley & Me in Germany last week, Aniston also wore layers of gold necklaces with a tailored jacket and short nude dress, Elle UK reported.

In the UK, Welsh singer Duffy is in talks about launching a new range of gold jewellery with manufacturer Clogau Gold that will use Welsh gold sources from the Snowdonia region.

Scheduled to launch in mid-2009, talks are in the early stages but the Brit Award winning singer is "keen to work with Clogau due to her Welsh background", according to Spring Fair.
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Piaget has announced the launch of its new Limelight Paradise luxury watches and jewellery collection.

The firm has created a collection that is intended to "evoke the world of sailing" and adventure, with maritime knots and ropes, according to Haute Horologie.

A white gold and tourmaline necklace is inspired by the underwater world, gold watches are set with mother-of-pearl and a pendant and earrings feature a coral motif.

Comprising around 71 pieces of jewellery and 11 watches, the collection includes the 18-c gold white gold Piaget Polo Tourbillon Relatif watch with grand feu enamelling and the 18-c white gold Limelight ‘Secret’ watch inlaid with mother-of-pearl, diamonds and yellow sapphires.

In other news, Bulgari unveiled a new 18-c gold timepiece, the Bulgari Sotirio Bulgari watch, in February this year to mark its 125th anniversary.

Just 125 examples of the watch will be available from September this year in white, yellow and rose gold, according to Vialuxe.com.
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