It’s like blowing bubbles from the wand you remember, but helium bubbles rapidly shoot for the moon. And then fall back to Earth. Why?
Helium dating technique can literally find diamonds in the rough
Researchers from Curtin University in Australia have found a way to use helium dating to track where diamonds are trapped in underground rock.
Supercooled helium helps make world’s tiniest hard drive—one atom
You read that right. IBM scientists have managed to store one bit of data on a single atom. And they needed supercooled helium to do it.
BREAKING NEWS: Helium is NOT a noble gas?
Helium has long been known to be a stable, noble gas. New research claims it may not be. If it’s true, the periodic table as we know it may be rewritten.
How to pop a latex balloon with an orange peel
Next time you’re bored at a party and want to take some kid’s money (kidding), bet said kid (still kidding) that you can pop a latex balloon using nothing but an orange peel and magic. Seal the deal by promising that you’ll never touch the balloon!
Could lighter-than-air graphene replace helium in balloons?
MIT researchers have been doing some incredible experiments with ultra-light graphene, which some believe could replace helium in balloons.
Sensor-laden helium balloons designed to travel in hurricanes
Engineers at UC San Diego are working to try to better forecast hurricanes by releasing swarms of sensor-laden helium balloons right into the storms.
Helium balloon robot arm is straight out of the movies
We came across a video of a 60-foot-long helium balloon robot arm that you just have to see to believe. It is the real-life version of War of the Worlds.
Walking helium balloon robot could water your plants
One of the biggest challenges in making a robot walk seems to be keeping it from falling down all the time. But, a walking helium balloon robot?
Groundwater helium a predictor of earthquakes?
A new study out of Japan suggests that elevated levels of groundwater helium may serve as an indicator of a looming earthquake.