Monthly Archives: July 2017

Notice of Crude Helium Auction and Sale for Fiscal Year 2018 Delivery

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) New Mexico State Office, is issuing this Notice to conduct an auction and sale from the Federal Helium … Continue reading

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Qatar Blockade Hits Helium Supply

Researchers braced for shortages as Gulf state forced to close its refineries. Scientists fear they may be forced to halt experiments or shut down laboratory instruments because the ongoing blockade of Qatar is threatening their helium supplies. The Gulf state … Continue reading

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Secrets Of Superfluid Helium Explored

When Cornell physicists Robert Richardson, David Lee and Douglas Osheroff received the 1996 Nobel Prize for their discovery of the superfluid state of liquid helium, it was only the beginning. Now a new team of Cornell researchers, building on that … Continue reading

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Helium: A Valuable Gas Not To Be Taken Lightly

Helium makes up 25% of the atoms in the known universe, so one would guess that the inert gas would be quite plentiful on Earth. Unfortunately, a familiar property of helium prevents this from happening. Helium gas is lighter than … Continue reading

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One Billion Suns: World’s Brightest Laser Sparks New Behavior In Light

A scientist at work in the Extreme Light Laboratory at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where physicists using the brightest light ever produced were able to change the way photons scatter from electrons. Credit: University Communication|University of Nebraska-Lincoln Physicists from the … Continue reading

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