Monthly Archives: December 2018

National Helium Shortage Impacts Balloon Prices

Flower and party shops in Eugene said that shortage has caused some of them to increase prices and limit quantities of balloons. f you’re looking to get balloons for your New Year’s Eve celebrations, don’t be surprised when you see … Continue reading

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Super-solid Helium State Confirmed In Beautiful Experiment

Computer artwork of the nucleus of a helium atom, or an alpha particle given off during radioactive decay. The nucleus consists of two positively charged protons (red) and two neutral neutrons (green) surrounded by a quantum cloud of gluons, a … Continue reading

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Focus: A Home For Helium Inside Earth

Hot helium mystery. Ancient helium can emerge from the ground along with lava (here from Kilauea Crater in Hawaii). Computational studies now show that the helium source could be the compound FeO2He in rocks close to the Earth’s core. Computations … Continue reading

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Diepenbrock Explains National Helium Settlement

Earlier this year, Seward County settled a tax appeal lawsuit by one of the county’s largest taxpayers. The taxpayer in the lawsuit, National Helium Corporation, had constructed a new plant in 2015, and according to Seward County Counsel Dan Diepenbrock, … Continue reading

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Silverside Detectors Working With Onshape To Make Nuclear Radiation Sensors

A 3D model of a Silverside neutron detector. Image via Silverside Detectors Silverside Detectors, a Massachusetts-based company specializing in nuclear security, is using tools from Onshape, a cloud-based CAD software provider. The objective is to develop low-cost compact-sized nuclear radiation … Continue reading

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