Devastated and disconnected by Hurricane Maria, there’s a chance Puerto Rico might get some help from Google’s helium wi-fi balloons.
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.
Helium bike helmet: Invisible protection in a crash
Like an airbag in your car, this helium bike helmet is a hidden device that cyclists wear around their neck, which inflates just before a crash.
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?
Project Loon: Internet balloons closer to going global
Google has gone to the UN for help in bringing its Internet balloons effort, dubbed Project Loon, to more remote areas of the world.
Inventor of world’s first gas laser dies at 89
The world has silently lost a technological pioneer, one whose gas laser discoveries led to advances in telecom, Internet, medicine, retail and more.
A star is (re)born – the amazing properties of helium
For the first time ever, astronomers have just witnessed an old, dying star rebirth itself; and it has much to do with the incredible properties of helium.
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.
Groundbreaking helium microscope does not damage samples
It took 20 years to create — a helium microscope that can provide highly detailed pictures of delicate materials without destroying them.