Helium, the second-lightest element in the universe, has a variety of uses, from keeping balloons afloat to cooling superconducting magnets. It is also a noble gas — so labeled because it was long ...

140 years since its discovery, and despite the best endeavors of many scientists, helium, the lightest of the 'noble' gases, still stubbornly refuses to enter into any chemical alliance. Now a new ...

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You may be surprised to learn of the widespread uses of helium. Nicholas Leadbeater, associate professor of chemistry at the University of Connecticut, details the wide application of this chemical ...

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Deep within giant planets, helium may form stable compounds with other elements, a new study finds — something that was long thought never to happen in nature. Helium is second only to hydrogen as the ...

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. and BUFFALO, N.Y. — Helium, the second lightest element in the universe, has a variety of uses, from keeping balloons afloat to cooling superconducting magnets. It is also a noble ...

(Nanowerk News) 140 years since its discovery, and despite the best endeavours of many scientists, helium, the lightest of the ‘noble’ gases, still stubbornly refuses to enter into any chemical ...