Iran conflict disrupts helium supply, affecting MRI operations and surgical procedures amid global production and shipping challenges.

The blockade in the Strait of Hormuz is affecting not only oil, but the global helium supply. The blockade in the Strait of Hormuz is not just blocking oil shipments. NPR's Lilly Quiroz reports it's ...

“Over the past decade, helium has become more scarce and more expensive,” one scientist who relies on the element told ...

Cell phones, MRIs, and space research are among the things that could get more expensive as helium prices spike.

French industrial gas supplier Air Liquide opened a new factory near the port of Taichung, Taiwan, on Wednesday, as the ...

MRI machines and AI chipmakers need the liquid form of the element.

A warning from Marc Johnson, a virologist and professor at the University of Missouri, this week on the potential disruption ...

Global helium supplies face a critical shortage due to Middle East tensions disrupting production and shipping. This ...

The challenge: seeing atoms without freezing the budgetOptical-coupled scanning probe microscopes (OC-SPM) can visualize individual atoms and probe ...

While probing single molecules or atoms typically requires liquid helium—a costly resource—to build a stable environment, a new development from a joint Chinese research team changes the game. By ...

A new specimen holder gives scientists more control over ultra-cold temperatures, enabling the study of how materials acquire properties useful in quantum computers. Scientists can now reliably chill ...

A new specimen holder gives scientists more control over ultra-cold temperatures, enabling the study of how materials acquire properties useful in quantum computers. Subscribe to our newsletter for ...