A rare form of helium buried under northern Minnesota is forcing energy planners to take a second look at what tomorrow’s clean fuel mix might include. Long treated as a speculative prize on the Moon, ...

At the Department of Ion Physics and Applied Physics at the University of Innsbruck, a research team has succeeded for the first time in storing electrically charged helium nanodroplets in an ion trap ...

A new analysis of ancient lava flows in the Canadian Arctic suggests helium trapped in Earth’s core could be slowly “leaking” into the mantle and then reaching the surface—an idea that challenges the ...

This demanding experiment is only possible with the help of PSI’s proton accelerator facility. There Aldo Antognini’s team generates so-called muonic helium-3, in which the two electrons of the helium ...

The diamond anvil crushed iron and helium together under conditions mimicking those inside the Earth, to create a new compound. These compounds remained stable when pressures were reduced. Further ...

Why is the availability of helium becoming a pressing concern for research labs, and what unique challenges does it pose? The high cost of helium is a big issue most researchers face, especially if ...