by Kathi Leiden | Dec 20, 2017 | Helium, Helium Uses
Helium stratollites — giant balloons outfitted with surveillance equipment could be a new reality in our skies. In fact, it’s already started. In March of 2016, we brought you a story about a fascinating new luxury from an innovative company. Helium...
by Kathi Leiden | Nov 30, 2017 | Helium, Helium Uses
Want your helium tank to last as much as 40% longer? Here’s a secret — use a helium air mixer instead of your normal regulator. OK, so you may know that we are the expert helium provider, which is how we pay our own bills and feed our children’s...
by Kathi Leiden | Oct 6, 2017 | Helium, Helium Uses
Devastated and disconnected by Hurricane Maria, there’s a chance Puerto Rico might get some help from Google’s helium wi-fi balloons. Hurricane Maria leaves millions in the dark In essentially one shot across the U.S. territory, Hurricane Maria...
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 | 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...
by Kathi Leiden | Feb 2, 2017 | Helium, Helium Uses
Like an airbag in your car, this helium bike helmet is a hidden device that cyclists wear around their neck, which inflates just before a crash. As CEO Fredrik Carling explains more about in the above video, the Hövding by Hövding is the world’s first airbag...
