Episode 482
Life-saving helium discovery
It's rare but we need it and supplies have been low. Scientists find a way to source it.
Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast · The Naked Scientists
July 5, 20163m 21s
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Show Notes
Helium is the stuff that goes into party balloons and is also an essential ingredient in hospital MRI scanners. Most people have heard of helium but not many realise that we're in danger of running out of it. Luckily, Jon Gluyas from Durham University, has come up with a new way of finding it. Claire Armstrong spoke to him to hear how... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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