NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gas ballooning, as an adventure sport, is likely to fade away in the United States, as a sharp spike in helium prices and supply constraints threaten the survival of the sport.
Helium is needed in health care and to make microchips and semiconductors, but the Middle East war has affected supply. Some ...
One of the everyday uses of helium gas is for making balloons float, and it's not uncommon for people to suck the gas out of balloons to make their voices sound high-pitched. However, there's another ...
Disruptions to Qatar's natural gas processing from the Iran war have driven helium prices sharply higher, exposing the fragility of a small but critical market that supports industries from ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — On Saturday afternoon, under orders from President Biden, a suspected Chinese spy balloon was shot down over the Atlantic Ocean off the South Carolina coast. The eyes of the nation ...