Monthly Archives: December 2014

Elekta Technology Virtually Eliminates MEG Helium Refills

Company debuts work-in-progress helium recycler for Elekta Neuromag® TRIUX™ MEG system at 2014 American Epilepsy Society meeting. A major factor limiting the scope of magnetoencephalography (MEG) programs worldwide has been the cost and availability of the liquid helium needed to … Continue reading

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Helium and Lead Observatory

The Helium And Lead Observatory (HALO) is a neutrino detector at SNOLab for the Supernova Early Warning System. It began engineering operation on May 8, 2012, but as of November 2014 is not yet commissioned and operational as part of … Continue reading

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Global Helium Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2019

Unlike other industrial gases, helium cannot be harvested from atmospheric air. Helium is predominantly extracted during natural gas processing. Only a handful of countries are involved in helium production as helium content in natural gas varies according to the geographies. … Continue reading

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Lunar Helium-3 for a Fusion-Powered Future

Jason Ross works in the United States with the LaRouche PAC Science Team, known as “the Basement.” The full title of his speech was “A Promethean Approach to Developing New Forms of Fire: Lunar Helium-3 for a Fusion-Powered Mankind.” …The … Continue reading

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Magnets and Helium: Partners in Superconductivity

The United States government currently provides approximately 30 percent of the world’s helium. Their involvement in the gas goes back to the beginning of World War I, when blimps were thought to be the next big thing in military aircraft. … Continue reading

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