Did you realize that just like certain animals here on Earth, there are endangered elements, too? For example, we’re constantly losing helium, a gas that defies gravity and escapes our atmosphere into space. This incredible element is in high demand all over the globe. It’s also way too expensive to create in the laboratory, and that’s bad news for more than just your birthday party! This week on Reactions, we will explore innovations of the industrial era of helium, how much we have left and whether or not this element will go extinct.
Sources:
- We Discovered Helium 150 Years Ago. Are We Running Out?
- Critical Elements Series: Helium Shortage to Occur in the Next 25-50 years
- Endangered Elements
- Discovery of Helium in Natural Gas at the University of Kansas
- HELIUM-BEARING NATURAL GAS
- Discovery of new helium reserves a “game changer” for medical industry
- Massive helium fields found in rift zone of Tanzania
- The MRI Helium Crisis: Past and Future
- HELIUM
- Helium's Ballooning Price may Fly Even Higher
- The U.S. Research Community’sLiquid Helium Crisis
- Periodic Table: Helium
- Helium should be recycled
- HELIUM
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