by Kathi Leiden | Dec 7, 2016 | Helium, Helium Science
One of the biggest challenges in making a robot walk seems to be keeping it from falling down all the time. But, a walking helium balloon robot? We’re talking about bipedal robots here – the ones that emulate humans by walking on two feet. And despite all of our...
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 | Oct 25, 2016 | Helium
The new Apple commercial is pure art, but it’s more than that. It’s also a nod to the 1956 short, “The Red Balloon”— one of the great films of all-time. The Red Balloon for 2016 As you see above, the ad starts with a red balloon escaping...
by Kathi Leiden | Oct 12, 2016 | Helium, Helium Science
The world has silently lost a technological pioneer, one whose gas laser discoveries led to advances in telecom, Internet, medicine, retail and more. MIT Professor Emeritus Ali Javan has passed away at the age of 89, according to Chuck Leddy of the school’s...
by Kathi Leiden | Sep 14, 2016 | Helium, Helium Science
For the first time ever, astronomers have just witnessed an old, dying star rebirth itself; and it has much to do with the incredible properties of helium. Imagine, having lived a long life of 70 or 80 years. You’ve had a storied career. Maybe several....
