Monthly Archives: March 2020

Exciting, Intriguing Times For the Global Helium Business

The scene is set: a new normal helium business buoyed by overdue new applications demand, more than enough new capacity to meet this increased appetite, and the arrival of new market players. That’s how the global helium business might well … Continue reading

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Liquid helium-free SRF cavities could make industrial applications practical

Copper/Niobium/NiobiumTin cavity connected to the cryocooler. The building blocks of superconducting accelerators are superconducting radiofrequency (SRF) cavities made primarily from niobium that are combined in a vessel and bathed in liquid helium to reach superconducting temperatures. While a large liquid … Continue reading

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GGGE Acquires Linde Helium Business in China

Guanggang Gases & Energy (GGGE) has in the last few days announced that it has been successful in acquiring the helium business in China divested by Linde. The volume of the divested business is 90 million cubic feet (approx. 425 … Continue reading

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Renergen Announces Progress Report – drilling update

Emerging domestic natural gas and helium producer Renergen is pleased to update investors on the progress of its current drilling operations at its Virginia Gas Project. Since the announcement on 17 December 2019 of strong gas flows with high (up … Continue reading

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ORNL Neutrons Add Advanced Polarization Capability for Measuring Magnetic Materials

Understanding magnetism at its most fundamental level is vital to developing more powerful electronics, but materials with more complex magnetic structures require more complex tools for studying them—powerful tools simply referred to as “neutrons.” Two of the world’s most powerful … Continue reading

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