Matt Molnar
2008-01-14, 10:55 AM
Science Daily:
Helium Supplies Endangered, Threatening Science And Technology (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080102093943.htm)
ScienceDaily (Jan. 5, 2008) — In America, helium is running out of gas.
The element that lifts things like balloons, spirits and voice ranges is being depleted so rapidly in the world's largest reserve, outside of Amarillo, Texas, that supplies are expected to be depleted there within the next eight years.
This deflates more than the Goodyear blimp and party favors. Its larger impact is on science and technology, according to Lee Sobotka, Ph.D., professor of chemistry and physics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.
"Helium's use in science is extremely broad, but its most important use is as a coolant," said Sobotka, a specialist in nuclear chemistry and physics who collaborates with researchers at several national laboratories. Read more... (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080102093943.htm)
Helium Supplies Endangered, Threatening Science And Technology (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080102093943.htm)
ScienceDaily (Jan. 5, 2008) — In America, helium is running out of gas.
The element that lifts things like balloons, spirits and voice ranges is being depleted so rapidly in the world's largest reserve, outside of Amarillo, Texas, that supplies are expected to be depleted there within the next eight years.
This deflates more than the Goodyear blimp and party favors. Its larger impact is on science and technology, according to Lee Sobotka, Ph.D., professor of chemistry and physics in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.
"Helium's use in science is extremely broad, but its most important use is as a coolant," said Sobotka, a specialist in nuclear chemistry and physics who collaborates with researchers at several national laboratories. Read more... (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080102093943.htm)