It took some detective work, but they think they know what was the cause. The MRI machine uses liquid helium to cool its powerful magnets. Turns out the helium had leaked and over 5 hours about ...

The expansion of electrical grid connections has increased use of SF6 It's the most powerful greenhouse gas known to humanity, and emissions have risen rapidly in recent years, the BBC has learned.

Sam/Luke came through an abbreviated light saber duel with both hands still attached, which was handy because he needed one to hold a script and another to manage a balloon of helium. Erlich/Vader had ...

Helium is much lighter than air, so sound waves move much faster through the gas. This amplifies the higher frequencies in your voice. The gas sulfur hexafluoride works in the opposite way.

11 minutes Perovskites, a ‘dirt cheap’ alternative to silicon, just got a lot more efficient Global demand for helium is likely to nearly double by 2035, largely driven by robust growth by the ...

THE possibility of obtaining samples of helium in which the isotope of mass 3 has been enriched allows the isotope shifts in the arc spectrum of this element to be investigated. The first samples ...

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If you want to buy a helium-filled balloon for a celebration, then it's likely you'll be paying a bit more for the privilege. "Prices just keep going up and up," says Steve Durnford, director of ...

Helium is one of our few non-renewable resources, and yet it is critical for many applications as an inert gas and as one of the coldest substances known. The unique properties of this “endangered ...

Past missions have that have been affected by pesky helium leaks include ISRO's Chandrayaan 2 and ESA's Ariane 5. Why do spacecraft and rockets use helium, and what is so tricky about it?

Two NASA astronauts aboard Boeing's Starliner will stay on the International Space Station for months because of a faulty propulsion system whose problems included helium leaks. Back on Earth, ...