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...
by Kathi Leiden | Feb 26, 2016 | Helium
Helium has many uses, from cooling MRI machines to finding leaks in ships, but there are many different grades of helium. Which is which? We break it down. Helium is a little more complex than most people think—it’s not just for party balloons. Helium is needed...
by Kathi Leiden | Feb 10, 2016 | Helium, Helium Science
Put water in an unglazed ceramic bowl and it will be there tomorrow. Do the same with superfluid helium and it will go right through the bottom. Superfluid helium is a bizarre, almost supernatural substance that we only discovered around the start of WWII. In a glass...
by Kathi Leiden | Dec 29, 2015 | Helium, Helium Science
Check the weather report and you might find that there is a chance of rain this week. Check Saturn’s and you’ll find there is a chance of helium… helium rain. Helium rain theory Planetary scientist David Stevenson originally proposed the theory of...
by Kathi Leiden | Aug 4, 2015 | Helium, Helium News, Helium Science
After breaking free from a faulty strut, a helium tank shot up through the liquid oxygen core of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, ultimately causing it to explode just minutes into the June 28 launch. The Falcon 9 was filled with two tons of food, water, and supplies that...
