It took some detective work, but they think they know what was the cause. The MRI machine uses liquid helium to cool its powerful magnets. Turns out the helium had leaked and over 5 hours about ...

Two NASA astronauts aboard Boeing's Starliner will stay on the International Space Station for months because of a faulty propulsion system whose problems included helium leaks. Back on Earth ...

11 minutes Perovskites, a ‘dirt cheap’ alternative to silicon, just got a lot more efficient Global demand for helium is likely to nearly double by 2035, largely driven by robust growth by the ...

If you want to buy a helium-filled balloon for a celebration, then it's likely you'll be paying a bit more for the privilege. "Prices just keep going up and up," says Steve Durnford, director of ...

Past missions have that have been affected by pesky helium leaks include ISRO's Chandrayaan 2 and ESA's Ariane 5. Why do spacecraft and rockets use helium, and what is so tricky about it?

Helium is one of our few non-renewable resources, and yet it is critical for many applications as an inert gas and as one of the coldest substances known. The unique properties of this “endangered ...

And it was a wide-sweeping issue, impacting 40 different devices. What the heck? As you have guessed from the title, the culprit was a helium leak, and the full story is a must-read. Exposure to ...

With this in mind, I have, for a couple of years now been beating the drum about helium. I first recommended it on these pages in late 2018. Now the party is getting started. We have had the ...

THE possibility of obtaining samples of helium in which the isotope of mass 3 has been enriched allows the isotope shifts in the arc spectrum of this element to be investigated. The first samples ...

Bumbling US cops who raided a medical diagnostics center thinking it was a cannabis farm got a gun stuck to the powerful ...

Cracker question because helium balloons are actually a pretty controversial topic. Some people argue that they are harmful to the environment because on returning to Earth, animals mistake them ...

Two NASA astronauts aboard Boeing's Starliner will stay on the International Space Station for months because of a faulty propulsion system whose problems included helium leaks. Back on Earth, ...