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 | May 12, 2016 | Helium, Helium Stunts
New albums “drop” every week, but only one dropped literally—from the edge of space. See the artist that got a bit creative with a helium balloon. You’ve already met Mike Posner Acclaimed singer-songwriter Mike Posner came up with the idea to send his new...
by Kathi Leiden | Apr 28, 2016 | Helium, Helium News
May 4, 2016 will make or break the balloon industry and I need you to take action, otherwise it will become a crime to sell foil balloons in California. UPDATE: The California balloon ban bill, AB 2709 has been postponed so that it can be studied for its fiscal...
by Kathi Leiden | Apr 21, 2016 | Helium, Helium Stunts
Artist Noëmi Lakmaier is going to spend two entire days of her life hanging in the sky, held up by nothing but helium balloons — 20,000 helium balloons. Hanging for days She’s calling her upcoming installation “Cherophobia,” which is the term for a psychological...
by Kathi Leiden | Apr 19, 2016 | Helium
It took guts to invent the first balloon animals—literally! The very first weren’t rubber, latex, or mylar, they were made of intestines! Long before Michael Faraday laid the groundwork for today’s modern versions back in 1824, balloons were commonly made...
