Helium-3 moon rush gains pace as companies and space agencies chase rare isotope

The Moon’s rare helium-3 is drawing fresh interest from NASA-linked missions and private companies, but turning it into a ...
MoneyWeek

We're facing an earth-shaking helium supply squeeze

Helium is a commodity that is key to every major growth theme in the global economy – space, AI, and healthcare. But almost nobody talks about it – and the helium supply picture has just become ...
Android Authority

Helium Mobile is being acquired weeks after killing its free plan

Just weeks after basically shutting down its free plan, Helium Mobile has announced it is being acquired. Noble Mobile will take over the existing subscriber base and plans to continue offering access ...
Scientific American

The next quantum revolution may require a helium ‘gold rush’ on the moon

Since time immemorial, humans gazing up at the moon have asked grand questions. Where did it come from? Why does it wax and wane? Is it made of cheese? We now have responses to most of these (“a giant ...
The Motley Fool

Closing the Strait of Hormuz Disrupted 30% of the World's Helium. But There's a Silver Lining for 1 AI Chip Stock.

Helium is the main coolant for the lithographs that etch the silicon patterns on semiconductor wafers. And the war in Iran has crippled the helium industry. Let's start with the problem: The main ...
Crude Oil Prices

Iran War Triggers Helium Shock Threatening Global Chip Supply

Qatar’s LNG disruption had a limited lasting impact on gas prices, but it triggered a severe helium shortage, disrupting up to 35% of global supply. The helium crunch is hitting semiconductor ...
Android Authority

Helium Mobile’s too-good-to-be-true free plan finally hits a dead end (Updated: Statement)

Helium Mobile has discontinued its Zero Plan, which previously offered limited data, texts, and minutes for free. Despite users claiming forced migration, the company states that current Zero Plan ...
Supply Chain

War Shortage of Helium Looms for Hi-Tech Manufacturers, Others

Moody’s Ratings published a report April 20 reiterating warnings in March about lost helium production potentially hampering AI, data center supply chains, and much besides. “Helium supply disruptions ...
Forbes

Helium Crisis Tightens Grip On Global Chip Supply Chain

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. RAS LAFFAN PORT, QATAR - March, 2017: (SOUTH AFRICA OUT): The port of Ras Laffan, north of ...
Newsweek

America Has a Helium Problem

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The war in Iran has helped drive a global energy shock, sending oil and ...
The Conversation

The world’s supply of helium is being threatened by the Iran war

The war in the Middle East has disrupted the world’s supply of helium. Qatar produces about a third of global helium, but attacks on its gas infrastructure have forced production to stop. At the same ...
Times Union

Global helium scare rattles semiconductor industry

The GlobalFoundries Fab 8 campus in Malta. Like other chipmakers, GlobalFoundries uses helium to make computer chips. Helium supplies are constrained after the world's largest helium factory in Qatar ...