The world is running out of helium - thanks to party balloons, warns research scientist who uses the gas for pioneering experiments
- Helium is also used in medical scanners and particle colliders
- Supplies could run out in 30 years, says NRC
Last week researcher Oleg Kirichek had to postpone an experiment at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Didcot when helium stocks ran out.
He was hoping to study the structure of matter, but had to wait three days to run tests – at a huge cost – while helium was found.
4 comments:
So hurry up and invest in helium because its going up?
Bull Crap! There is exactly the same amount of helium on this planet that there was 50 million years ago. The only way to increase or decrease the amount is through fission or fusion and there have have not been nearly enough nuclear explosions to date to make any difference.
That's because people are using it to get high. Get it?
Anonymous 3:14-
The blonde said NO!
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