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 | 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 | Jun 15, 2015 | Helium, Helium Science, Helium Uses
When we think of uses for helium, most everyone immediately thinks of party balloons, blimps, and high-pitched voices. However, the uses for helium go far beyond just a few novelties. (Never inhale helium, by the way. It can kill you.) In fact, without helium, we may...
by Kathi Leiden | May 22, 2015 | Helium, Helium Science
The smallest known vortexes, with cores just an atom in diameter, have been discovered hidden inside tiny droplets of helium. When liquid helium is cooled to -271° Celsius (-455.8 F), it transforms into what is known as a superfluid, where any rules of ordinary liquid...
