If the mechanical clock element got gummed up with helium, that would explain all the observed evidence. [Erik Wooldrige] reading about the issue on Reddit, did an experiment where he subjected an ...

Mr Durnford says the cost of the helium he buys has risen three times this year, between 8% and 10% each time. It's not just celebrations suffering. The gas is also essential in medicine ...

“Managing helium supply and ensuring that the system remains at the required temperature can be complex,” says Xiaozhuang He, a mechanical engineering specialist at Wandong Medical. Frequent ...

While other astronomers of the time were unsure, Lockyer suggested these unidentified lines belonged to a new metal which he named Helium after the Greek personification of the sun, Helios. For over ...

Lockyer very quickly came to the conclusion that he’d found a new element, which he dubbed helium, after Helios the Greek personification of the Sun. It was a giddy leap of faith which ...