- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 7th, 2015
Dozens of Helium Balloons Fly Man High Up Over the Clouds
All the while, the man remained seated in his lawn chair
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 14th, 2014
Stratospheric Funerals Are an Actual Thing, Cost $2,800 (€2,200)
On the downside, those who want to watch a loved one's ashes being sent into the air have to cough out $7,500 (€5,900)
- Energy
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 26th, 2014
Airborne Wind Turbine Will Soon Fly over Fairbanks, Alaska
The turbine will harvest wind power, produce green energy for over a dozen families
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 13th, 2014
New Approaches Needed to Secure World's Helium Supplies
The element is indispensable to numerous high-tech applications
- Sci Pry
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 5th, 2013
First Helium-Filled Hard Drive Hits the Market, Holds 50 Percent More Data
The gas significantly reduces friction within the drive itself
- Storage
- By Sebastian Pop
- July 26th, 2013
WD: We Will Ship Helium-Filled, 7-Platter, 7TB Sealed HDDs This Year
Not yet available, they are currently sampling to select customers
- Research & Tech
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 10th, 2012
Governments Should Ban Helium Balloons, Cambridge Researcher Says
Overusing this rare gas can cause serious problems on the long run, the chemist warns
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 16th, 2012
Lunar Atmosphere Contains Helium
The recent discovery was made using a NASA orbiter
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 7th, 2012
Unbelievable Gas Sphere Produced by Dying Star [Photo]
Usually, stars create more irregular shapes as they end their burning cycle
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Oana Grigoras
- October 26th, 2011
Small Wind Turbines Awarded, a Big Step Towards Energy Preservation
Altaeros Airborne Wind Turbines are the lucky winners of 2011 ConocoPhillips Energy Prize
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 18th, 2010
Helium to Facilitate Temperature Measurements
New uses found for the gaseous chemical
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 22nd, 2010
Helium Rains Cover Jupiter in Neon
New studies look at the planet's upper atmosphere
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 6th, 2009
Astronomers Find New Type of Supernova
It involves helium and a white dwarf
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 16th, 2009
Astronomers Focus on Studying 'Cooling Star'
They hope to get some insight into how the Earth works
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 13th, 2009
Bubbles Threat the New ARES I Delivery System
When they pop, the rocket blows up
- Nano-Biotechnology
- By Dan Talpalariu
- December 1st, 2008
LHC Experiment Postponed Even More
The device may be powered only in late summer next year