by Kathi Leiden | May 17, 2017 | Helium, Helium Science
NASA says the planet nicknamed “Warm Neptune” has water and a hydrogen and helium atmosphere. But, how do you find helium 437 light years away? Warm Neptune discovery Last week, NASA announced the discovery of a primitive atmosphere composed of hydrogen and...
by Kathi Leiden | Apr 26, 2017 | Helium News, Helium Science
It sounds like a villain of a nerdy superhero of the elements, but antihelium is a very real and very weird thing. And we keep finding it. Antimatter We (at Zephyr) are not scientists and therefore do not know a bunch about antimatter, other than science is...
by Kathi Leiden | Apr 25, 2017 | Helium, Helium Science
Every few years you’ll hear about a helium shortage and that the world is running out. One of the questions we hear is, “Can we make helium?” We can make almost anything In this day and age, it seems humans can manufacture almost anything. Our species has...
by Kathi Leiden | Apr 13, 2017 | Helium Science, Helium Uses
A new technique developed by Talissa Altes, MD uses helium imaging to see how the treatment for cystic fibrosis is working in different patients. A killer disease Cystic fibrosis is a respiratory illness that causes thick build-ups of mucus in the lungs. It...
by Kathi Leiden | Apr 7, 2017 | Helium Science, Helium Stunts
It’s like blowing bubbles from the wand you remember, but helium bubbles rapidly shoot for the moon. And then fall back to Earth. Why? It’s Friday, so let’s lighten the mood and have a little fun, shall we? This would be a fun experiment to do with...
by Kathi Leiden | Mar 21, 2017 | Helium Science, Helium Uses
Researchers from Curtin University in Australia have found a way to use helium dating to track where diamonds are trapped in underground rock. Finding the source of the Aussie diamonds In Australia, teams of treasure hunters have long searched for the...
