by Kathi Leiden | Jan 3, 2018 | Helium Uses
Did you know that our southern borders are patrolled every minute of every day by unmanned balloon ships called helium aerostats? What you always see guarding our borders in the movies are highly advanced or futuristic satellite imagery, guards in trucks, or high tech...
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 | Apr 8, 2016 | Helium, Helium Science
Imagine a world where your pizza or package is slurped up and delivered to you by a big, flying helium drone. Or don’t — just watch it in action. Inspired by nature Festo is a worldwide company that spends its days trying to innovate and improve the...
by Kathi Leiden | Mar 16, 2016 | Helium, Helium News
Imagine enjoying martinis and small plates at the bar, but that bar happens to be floating quietly over the Earth at the black edge of space. That’s some wild dream! Except it’s quite real, and for $75,000 you can reserve a bar stool for an upcoming...
by Kathi Leiden | Mar 10, 2016 | Helium, Helium Science, Helium Stunts
Creating a “fridge” that can turn extremely hot air into extremely cold air almost instantaneously isn’t rocket science. Oh wait… it is, actually. It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a spaceship! A U.K. company is developing a hybrid...
