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Celebrating the 150th anniversary of helium's discovery – why we need it more than ever

  • Written by Christopher Rithner, CIF Director, Colorado State University
Balloons filled with helium float lazily into the sky.By magicinfoto / shutterstock.com

Watching helium gas lift balloons into the air is a lot of fun – or perhaps a tragedy if that balloon belonged to a small child who let it go. And, who hasn’t sipped the helium gas from a balloon and then quacked like Donald Duck? Although,...

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