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Category: Helium

Helium Shortage 4.0 (and a Possible Surplus?)

Posted on May 29, 2022 by eidolon

Back in the days when I used to maintain this blog (so, quite a few years ago), I occasionally wrote about helium. Many people are surprised to learn that helium, the stuff of party balloons and superconducting magnets for particle accelerators (and many dozens of other uses), is a slowly dwindling non-renewable resource. [TL;DR: (1)…

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Still More Helium stuff

Posted on September 1, 2014May 21, 2022 by eidolon

More helium stuff.

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Yellowstone Helium

Posted on February 23, 2014May 21, 2022 by eidolon

My friend Scott Denning, knowing that I am obsessed with helium, pointed me to this piece about helium outgassing from the supervolcano beneath Yellowstone National Park.

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The Helium Apocalypse Averted (For Now)

Posted on November 23, 2013May 21, 2022 by eidolon

Well, “apocalypse” might be a bit strong.  Or a lot strong.  But anyway.

The November 2013 issue of the APS News (published by the American Physical Society) has a bit more information about the recently passed Helium Stewardship Act. 

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My 2 Hobbyhorses Appear in the News Again

Posted on November 5, 2013May 21, 2022 by eidolon

Judging from my (sporadic) blog posts over the past few years, it would seem that I have two hobbyhorses: peak helium, and transcranial direct-current stimulation (or tDCS).

Both of these topics appeared in the news in the past week, though I wouldn’t have known if not for thoughtful readers bringing the articles to my attention.

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