Monthly Archives: June 2015

Helium Ion Microscope

The Helium Ion Microscope promises to advance biological, geochemical, biogeochemical, and surface/interface studies using its combined surface sensitivity and high-resolution microscopy functions. The HIM is equipped with a Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS) capability that identifies atomic elements. In the future, … Continue reading

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BLM Plans To Sell, Auction Helium

The Bureau of Land Management plans to auction and sell government-owned crude helium from the Federal Helium Reserve in August. The Federal Helium Program is responsible for conserving and selling federally-owned helium. The BLM operates and maintains a helium storage … Continue reading

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Molecules Reach Coldest Temperature Ever

Physicists have chilled molecules to just a smidgen above absolute zero — colder than the afterglow of the Big Bang. Scientists have created such superchilled atoms, these are the coldest molecules (which are two or more atoms chemically connected) ever … Continue reading

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Low Canadian Dollar Has Cost of Helium On The Rise

Anyone who’s ever held a balloon knows what happens to helium. It rises. For the people who sell those balloons, the helium isn’t the only thing rising – costs are, too. At the Victoria Party Store in Kitchener, employees say their distributors … Continue reading

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Fusion Project Proposes Mining Helium-3 On The Moon

An exhibit called “Fusion fuel from the moon” won first prize in the “group, graduate” category at the 2015 Engineering Expo, a large-scale public outreach event held every other year on the UW-Madison engineering campus. The group won $800 for … Continue reading

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