helium
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Former Blue Origin Employees Want to Harvest Helium-3 From the Moon
Over billions of years, the surface of the Moon has been bombarded by solar wind, carrying high-energy particles that include a highly coveted resource, helium-3. Although the element is scarce on Earth, it has recently become in demand by several industries, including those working on quantum computing and nuclear fusion reactors. Helium-3 has been deemed…
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Gas From the Big Bang May Be Trapped Inside Earth
A team of researchers recently reported that a little over 2 kg of helium-3 leak out of Earth every year, an indication that our planet formed in a solar nebula.
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Harmless Sound Waves Propel This Indoor Camera Drone for a Safer, Quieter Experience
The old adage that what goes up must come down seems to apply especially to drones, and during an unplanned descent, their exposed spinning propeller blades can be quite dangerous. As a safer alternative, NTT Docomo, a Japanese mobile carrier, has proposed a camera-equipped blimp that navigates an indoor space using harmless sound waves for…
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Elusive ‘Magnetic Monopole’ Phenomenon Found Hiding In Older Chemistry Experiments
You might have scoffed at the “fuckin’ magnets, how do they work” line from the Insane Clown Posse song “Miracles,” but if we’re being honest here, magnets are pretty nuts. Take any old bar magnet and cut it in half and it will still have a North and a South pole. Keep cutting, you’ll never…