Silver has been used in cherished heirlooms and gifts for centuries. Compact discs pressed on 24-karat gold provide the ultimate in sonic quality. Its intricate gold circuitry enables new computer technology to transmit the Pathfinder's information back to Earth. Every time you type an e-mail on your computer, gold circuits relay the keyboard data to the microprocessor. Gold is essential in computer circuitry because of its electrical conductivity and because it does not degrade over time.
Gold provides the highest reflectivity of heat radiation.