by Kathi Leiden | Nov 10, 2016 | Helium, Helium Science, Helium Uses
Google has gone to the UN for help in bringing its Internet balloons effort, dubbed Project Loon, to more remote areas of the world. According to Business Daily Africa, Google’s X Lab presented in front of the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization...
by Kathi Leiden | Aug 23, 2016 | Helium, Helium Uses
The largest aircraft in the world, a hybrid helium ship, has just taken to the skies for the very first time. Lifted by over 1,340,000 cubic feet of helium, Airlander is part plane, part helicopter, and part blimp — a combination that allows this massive airship to...
by Kathi Leiden | May 24, 2016 | Helium, Helium Uses
A new gadget has hit the market that when inserted into a latex balloon, conserves up to 30% of the helium normally required to fill the balloon. As a responsible helium supplier, we here at Zephyr are always looking for ways for our customers to conserve their helium...
by Kathi Leiden | May 17, 2016 | Helium, Helium Science, Helium Uses
It took 20 years to create — a helium microscope that can provide highly detailed pictures of delicate materials without destroying them. A brief background The scanning helium microscope (SHeM) was the brainchild of University of Newcastle Professor Paul...
by Kathi Leiden | Apr 15, 2016 | Helium, Helium Uses
Of all the things we’ve seen helium balloons used for, drawing is a new one. If you’ve never seen a balloon draw (and you haven’t), check this out. It looks like an old underwater mine from WW2, but it floats in air instead of water and its purpose...
by Kathi Leiden | Apr 13, 2016 | Helium, Helium Science, Helium Stunts, Helium Uses
Helium balloons can actually be used for a lot of wild purposes. We’ve put together the 15 craziest uses for helium balloons that we could find. 1. Recording alien sounds Part of a NASA-backed graduate student project, a high-altitude helium balloon was...
