Monthly Archives: November 2013

How To Resolve India’s Helium Quandary

Instead of depending on supplies from the US, India will now have to initiate its own programme to produce helium on a large scale from the entire area, Bakreswar, Tantloi and the environs at a depth of about 1-2 kilometres … Continue reading

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Helium Recovery and Reclamation

From inflating airships to cooling nuclear reactors, scientists argue that helium is too important a resource to be wasting on party favors. With a potential for short term shortages and rising prices of the gas on the horizon, companies that … Continue reading

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Helium Too Precious For Party Balloons, Says Chemist

From inflating airships to cooling nuclear reactors, scientists argue that helium is too important a resource to be wasting on party favors. Read more

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Global Helium Shortage Hits Local Party Businesses Hard

Helium is a precious resource used across various industries, from cryogenics and superconductivity to rocket fuel pressurization. It’s also great for party balloons. But in Yakima and around the country, stores that offer party supplies — and there are more … Continue reading

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EPFL Provides Experimental Evidence of Superfluidity at the Nanoscale

Scientists at EPFL have provided the first experimental evidence of superfluidity at the nanoscale, shedding light on the fundamental basis of the phenomenon. Superfluidity refers to a state in which matter behaves like a liquid with zero viscosity. Much like … Continue reading

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