miércoles, 1 de julio de 2020

Helium: An Abundant History and a Shortage Threatening Scientific Tools – Biomedical Beat Blog – National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Helium: An Abundant History and a Shortage Threatening Scientific Tools – Biomedical Beat Blog – National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Source: Eva Mutunga and Kate Klein, University of the District of Columbia and National Institute of Standards and Technology. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.​

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Helium: An Abundant History and a Shortage Threatening Scientific Tools

Scientists first discovered helium burning on the surface of the sun, but today liquid helium plays an essential role in supercooling scientific equipment. Unfortunately, our complex history with the element has led to a recent shortage that threatens some types of scientific research.
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