World’s helium supply running low

The Large Hadron Collider/ATLAS at CERN
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Helium is the lifeblood of large particle accelerators such as the Large Hadron Collider. As the world’s supply dwindles, physicists must take steps to preserve this commodity or learn to live without it.

via World’s helium supply running low | COSMOS magazine.

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