Fusion is the process that powers the sun, harnessing it on Earth would provide unlimited clean energy. However, researchers say that constructing a fusion power plant has proven to be a dau... Read more
New exploration technique by Oxford and Durham universities finds significant Helium reserves A new approach to gas exploration has discovered a huge helium gas field, which could address th... Read more
This is really just the beginning of a new branch of chemistry . . . A collaboration between researchers at the Universities of Leicester and Innsbruck has developed a completely new way of... Read more
The company says their product could reduce energy costs by up to 65% The test of a scaled-down prototype of a new type of floating wind turbine that uses a helium-filled shell demonstrated... Read more
The US has been selling off its helium reserve, established in the 1920s to provide gas for airships – but even so, shortages have been occurring. Some scientists believe a finite reso... Read more
NOT every commodity contributes both to the gaiety of existence and life-saving technology. Helium does not just fill balloons and render voices squeaky. In gaseous form the inert, lighter-t... Read more
Inflated gas prices have put researchers and industry under pressure US lawmakers have taken a significant step towards averting a global crisis in helium supply, thanks to a bill passed by... Read more
The bloon consists of a 129 m (423 ft) diameter and 96.5 m (316 ft) high sail that carries a 4.2 m (13.7 ft) diameter pod with room for four passengers and two pilots into near-space. While... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Quick: What do MRI machines, rockets, fiber optics, LCDs, food production and welding have in common? They all require the inert, or noble, gas helium for their use or at... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Could a solar-powered dirigible be the cargo ship of our peak-oil, carbon-constrained future? If the inventor of the patent pending High Speed Solar Airship is correct,... Read more
Image via Wikipedia The second most common element in the universe is increasingly rare on Earth—except, for now, in America. About 20 kilometers northwest of Amarillo, Texas, beneath a geol... Read more
Image by Getty Images via Daylife The second most common element in the universe is increasingly rare on Earth—except, for now, in America. About 20 kilometers northwest of Amarillo, Texas,... Read more