by Kathi Leiden | Jun 17, 2015 | Helium, Helium News, Helium Science
The answer to the world’s energy problems could be laying in the dust on our own moon. Chinese scientists say that the rare Helium-3 isotope found on the moon could provide enough clean energy to power Earth for tens of thousands of years, ridding humanity of...
by Kathi Leiden | Jun 15, 2015 | Helium, Helium Science, Helium Uses
When we think of uses for helium, most everyone immediately thinks of party balloons, blimps, and high-pitched voices. However, the uses for helium go far beyond just a few novelties. (Never inhale helium, by the way. It can kill you.) In fact, without helium, we may...
by Kathi Leiden | Jun 2, 2015 | Helium, Helium Science, Helium Uses
It’s the largest, most complex machine ever built and has become one of the coldest places on planet Earth. Without helium however, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is nothing more than a $9 billion tube. Hey we have tons of helium too by the way. Get a free...
by Kathi Leiden | May 28, 2015 | Helium, Helium News, Helium Science
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has discovered a massive reserve of helium underneath Yellowstone that is believed to be 2,000,000,000 (yes, billion) years old— and it’s escaping by the second. In fact, there is so much helium escaping the park (about 60 tons...
by Kathi Leiden | May 27, 2015 | Helium, Helium Science, Helium Uses
Inside the hard disk drive (HDD) in your computer is what resembles a short stack of small DVDs. Called platters, these oscillating, magnetic disks are where data is recorded and transferred, and are the reason why you can turn off your computer without losing your...
by Kathi Leiden | May 22, 2015 | Helium, Helium Science
The smallest known vortexes, with cores just an atom in diameter, have been discovered hidden inside tiny droplets of helium. When liquid helium is cooled to -271° Celsius (-455.8 F), it transforms into what is known as a superfluid, where any rules of ordinary liquid...
