by Kathi Leiden | Mar 4, 2016 | Helium, Helium Uses
In a place with no cars, no pharmacies, and no roads, a simple ailment can prove fatal. An inspired helium project seeks to change that. Living in big cities or meticulously maintained suburbs like many of us have become accustomed to, it’s easy to forget that...
by Kathi Leiden | Nov 18, 2015 | Helium, Helium Uses
Fully filled with helium, the world’s largest aircraft has lifted off for the first time at its hangar in Cardington, Bedfordshire. Historically, it’s not even close to the massive sizes of older airships like the Hindenburg or the USS Akron and Macon, but...
by Kathi Leiden | Nov 13, 2015 | Helium, Helium Uses
From flying Camaros to perfectly choreographed floating orb displays, a company in Germany is doing otherworldly things with helium and propellers. Think you’ve seen it all? Think again. You will never forget the moment you’re standing at an auto show and...
by Kathi Leiden | Nov 10, 2015 | Helium, Helium Uses
A few weeks ago, China quietly launched a solar-powered, near-space helium airship that can cruise at a height of 12 miles for as long as six months. “Yuanmeng” is the name of the enormous helium airship, whose bright silver skin resembles a giant floating sweet...
by Kathi Leiden | Nov 6, 2015 | Helium, Helium Uses
As the wind industry races to build taller turbines to reach stronger winds, a new helium wind turbine could not only win that race, but render it obsolete. Higher wind, higher power Here’s the deal with wind energy: The winds that blow a thousand or more feet...
