Did you know that our southern borders are patrolled every minute of every day by unmanned balloon ships called helium aerostats?
Airlander: Giant hybrid helium ship takes its first flight
The largest aircraft in the world, a hybrid helium ship, has just taken to the skies for the very first time.
Helium drone with gripper tongue can pick up, drop off deliveries
Imagine a world where your pizza or package is slurped up and delivered to you by a big, flying helium drone. Or don’t — just watch it in action.
Helium balloon ride to offer drinks in space
Imagine enjoying martinis and small plates at the bar, but that bar happens to be floating quietly over the Earth at the black edge of space.
Fastest refrigerator is in and out of this world
Creating a “fridge” that can turn extremely hot air into extremely cold air almost instantaneously isn’t rocket science. Oh wait… it is, actually.
Using helium to drop hospitals into roadless, remote villages
In a place with no cars, no pharmacies, and no roads, a simple ailment can prove fatal. An inspired helium project seeks to change that.
World’s largest aircraft filled with helium and floating
Fully filled with helium, the world’s largest aircraft has lifted off for the first time at its hangar in Cardington, Bedfordshire.
Part helium balloon, part drone: One magical show
From flying Camaros to perfectly choreographed floating orb displays, a company in Germany is doing otherworldly things with helium and propellers.
China launches near-space helium airship
A few weeks ago, China quietly launched a solar-powered, near-space helium airship that can cruise at a height of 12 miles for as long as six months.
The floating helium wind turbine could change our skies
As the wind industry races to build taller turbines to reach stronger winds, a new helium wind turbine could not only win that race, but render it obsolete.