Monthly Archives: April 2016

Watch Maglev Sled Blast Into Record Books

Slow-motion footage shows the rockets firing up A rocket-powered sled which levitates using super-conducting magnets cooled with liquid helium hits 633mph on a test track. Blink and you’ll miss it. The US Air Force has smashed the world speed record … Continue reading

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Research At Your University: Revolutionising MRI

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a powerful medical tool used to image the body and help doctors diagnose disease. Impact investigates recent research in this area conducted at the Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance Centre on UoN’s University Park campus. … Continue reading

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Clock Is Ticking On Amarillo’s Helium Operation

Amarillo once was known as the unofficial Helium Capital of America. There’s still a good bit of the gas stored underground, but the operation no longer sells helium to the federal government. It sells it instead to private interests and … Continue reading

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BOC helium and LNG production plants in Australia hit double milestones on the same day

                Two production plants of BOC, part of Tier One company the Linde Group, have hit significant milestones on the same day in Australia. BOC’s helium (He) plant in Darwin and micro-LNG plant in … Continue reading

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Iran Has No Plan For Giant Helium Reserves In South Pars

While Qatar is producing some 23 percent of the global helium demand from the North Dome gas field (called South Pars in Iran), the Islamic Republic has no plan to extract helium from this joint field. Currently Qatar is producing … Continue reading

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