Helium

The first MRI scan of a human took place in 1977, a method of imaging diagnostics that has developed so rapidly that it is now found in almost every major hospital in developed economies. 

“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

Alternative and renewable energy business Renergen has raised AUS$10m ($7m) in a secondary listing on Australia’s stock exchange.

Scientists in the US are concerned about helium supply and its impact on the progress of important cryogenic research projects and medical applications.

As a result of gradually diminishing helium production capacity, the lack of new helium capacity coming into the market and renewed growth in helium demand, the world is currently experiencing the third shortage of helium...

gasworld can exclusively reveal that fledgling Australian helium prospector Noble Helium, the world’s first global pure-play helium exploration and production company, has launched an international search for new deposits of the precious element.

Qualitrol has introduced two innovations to enhance the usability of its online Gas Chromatography DGA monitor, TMx.

Gas mixtures with helium are suitable for leak-testing of safety-critical components but helium gas is expensive. Witt’s modern gas technology makes it possible to reduce helium consumption, resulting in the lowering the costs.

The global helium business is never far from the headlines and with the market currently crunched, as a backdrop of growing demand is met by an ever-decreasing capacity on the commercial table, industry strives for...

The industrial gases business is on the verge of a whole new wave of growth and development, as various global megatrends shape the way the industry moves forward.