Tag Archives: Helium

Beyond the Hindenburg: Airships Throughout History

Source: The National Archives – archives.gov The dramatic, fiery fate of the German rigid airship LZ-129, the Hindenburg, in 1937 is the most famous event of the airship age.

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Global Helium Summit 2.0

Source: gasworld conferences – gasworldconferences.com Final Agenda Confirmed for Helium Summit There is less than one month left until the gasworld Global Helium Summit 2.0 titled ‘Markets Returning to Equilibrium’ taking place in New Jersey, US, from 12-13 September, 2016.

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Huge helium discovery ‘a life-saving find’

Source: Oxford University – ox.ac.uk A new approach to gas exploration has discovered a huge helium gas field, which could address the increasingly critical shortage of this vital yet rare element.

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BASI’s Prentice still hoping airship dreams will fly

Source: Winnipeg Free Press – www.winnipegfreepress.com By: Martin Cash Solar-power system to run hangar may one day produce hydrogen.

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Oscars 2014: ‘Helium’ wins live-action short

Source: Los Angeles Times – latimes.com By Christy Khoshaba Helium, the story of a terminally ill boy who is bored with the idea of heaven until he meets a janitor who concocts an alternative blimp-laden version of the afterlife, won … Continue reading

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