by Kathi Leiden | Oct 11, 2017 | Helium, Helium News
Is helium flammable? Somehow, there is still some confusion on this topic. However, poor ongoing reporting may be at least partly to blame. “Helium balloons burst into flames!” It almost sounds like an old B-movie from the horror drive-in. If you’ve been...
by Kathi Leiden | Jul 26, 2017 | Helium, Helium News
The fourth annual helium auction has concluded, bringing in a whopping $59,655,000 in revenue for the U.S. Treasury. Federal Helium Reserve If you’re not aware, the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) operates a massive helium...
by Kathi Leiden | Nov 18, 2016 | Helium, Helium Science
A group of scientists have reported that they created the first-ever helium supersolid, which is both liquid and solid and should be impossible. A helium supersolid is impossible We looked this up and you can read all about the science behind what a supersolid...
by Kathi Leiden | Nov 3, 2016 | Helium, Helium Science
If you or I or your cat entered a helium atmosphere, we’d be toast. However, there is one creature on Earth that can live in helium… … and actually, we’re not even talking about helium gas. We’re talking about the far more extreme liquid...
by Kathi Leiden | Sep 27, 2016 | Helium News, Helium Science
The explosion that blew the $260M SpaceX rocket off its launch pad this month was caused by a breach in the helium system. Or aliens. (Really.) If you have a few hours to kill, read the thousands of comments on this video alone, explaining the “UFO” that zooms across...
