Posts Tagged ‘inert gas’

Peak Helium? We are Running Out of Helium

helium is an endangered gas used to power the Goodyear blimpNo more squeaky voices from floating balloons. No more Goodyear blimps. We may have reached peak helium levels, as this inert gas is endangered.

According to Scientific Blogging, helium is not readily renewable and is made through from uranium and thorium decaying over billions of years:

Lee Sobotka, professor of chemistry and physics at Washington University in St.

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