Video: Knife made of frozen poo and an alligator that breathes in helium are among the winners of the spoof 'Ig Nobel' awards An international team of researchers did a study titled "A Chinese ...

THE discovery of helium lines in the spectrum of neon, by Mr. E. C. C. Baly, will necessitate a modification of the views we have expressed in our communication to the British Association at Bristol.

Helium is one of our few non-renewable resources, and yet it is critical for many applications as an inert gas and as one of the coldest substances known. The unique properties of this “endangered ...

In recent years, China has been discreetly reducing its dependence on US-sourced helium – a rare and strategic resource widely used in medical and hi-tech industries, including semiconductors ...

Hydrogen and helium separate at pressures and temperatures found within the gas giant Jupiter’s marbled exterior is pretty familiar territory, but it’s still not clear what happens far below ...

Cracker question because helium balloons are actually a pretty controversial topic. Some people argue that they are harmful to the environment because on returning to Earth, animals mistake them ...

The Crew-9 launch also suffered issues with the Falcon 9 rocket. Its upper stage had a problem with a final deorbit burn, ...

If you want to buy a helium-filled balloon for a celebration, then it's likely you'll be paying a bit more for the privilege. "Prices just keep going up and up," says Steve Durnford, director of ...

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Proposals for mining the isotope Helium-3 (He-3) on the Moon to provide ... the executive director for research programs and science at Russia’s corporation Roscosmos, Alexander Bloshenko ...