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helium
helium (hee-li-ŭm) n. a colourless inert gas that is used in combination with oxygen in respiratory tests and therapy and to prevent decompression sickness in deep-sea divers. Symbol: He.
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Helium recovery and recycling makes good business sense: because helium resources are limited, the economics of installing a helium recycle system becomes increasingly attractive.(Industrial Gases/Combustion)
Magazine article from: Industrial Heating; 9/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; Helium has unique properties that make it valuable...cooling rates, which has led to adoption of helium in vacuum quenching technology, enabling...competitive and grow their business. However, helium is a finite resource. Because of a delicate...
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HELIUM HOW-TO.
Magazine article from: Assembly; 11/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; Helium leak testing methods can find leaks with a high degree...from escaping into the atmosphere. In either case, helium is often the test gas of choice, used in conjunction with a helium leak detector to verify that an assembly is leak...
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 "Amarillo Globe-News (Amarillo, TX)")
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Helium supplies tight.
Newspaper article from: Amarillo Globe-News (Amarillo, TX); 4/18/2007; 700+ words
; ...Byline: Jim McBride Apr. 18--When global helium shortages make headlines, Leslie Theiss usually...the Bureau of Land Management's Amarillo Helium Operations, oversees the nation's helium reserve, about two dozen natural gas wells...
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Helium Announces Breakthrough Method for Best Writers to Earn Money.
Business Wire; 10/29/2008; 700+ words
; ...and to see share of ad revenue ANDOVER, Mass. -- Helium (www.Helium.com), the online destination to learn what you...all new articles being written by starred writers on Helium.com. This change to Helium's Terms of Service...
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 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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HELIUM: HARDER TO COME BY; COST OF THE GAS INFLATES AS DEMAND INCREASES, PRODUCTION LAGS.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 12/15/2007; 700+ words
; ...Mariani Staff writer Mickey Derrigo uses helium to inject life into a party. Dr. Gianfranco...Syracuse decorating supply business, helium is becoming harder to obtain. And if...lid on pure research like Vidali's. Helium is used in a variety of industrial applications...
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 "Bulletin (Bend, OR)")
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Helium prices likely to become probhibitive, expert says.
Newspaper article from: Bulletin (Bend, OR); 9/17/2007; 700+ words
; ...expense -- around $2,400 for 49 tanks of helium to fill the more than 100 oversized balloons...The BLM is a major supplier of crude helium to refiners in the country, which then market and sell pure helium throughout the world. Only a fraction...
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Helium Announces Nonprofit & Charity Partnership Program.
Business Wire; 11/27/2007; 700+ words
; Helium Empowers Its Growing Roster of Partners with Citizen Journalism and Online Platform for Debate ANDOVER, Mass. -- Helium (www.Helium.com), connecting you with real-world knowledge through citizen...
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Helium suppliers step in as Uncle Sam steps out. (private companies to supply federal agencies)
Magazine article from: Chemical Week; 11/19/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...companies to supply the space agency with helium. Winners of the contracts were Air Products...worth $30 million to supply all liquid helium for the John F. Kennedy Space Center...to supply 25 million cu ft (mcf) of helium to NASA's other operations. Before...
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Helium(TM) Debuts Referral Program with a Viral Twist: Additional Earnings; Members Can "Invite A Writer(TM)" to People-Powered Directory of Real-World Knowledge.
Business Wire; 12/20/2006; 700+ words
; ANDOVER, Mass. -- Helium[TM] (http://www.helium.com), the new community-created reference where you...With Invite a Writer, members can introduce friends to Helium and earn an additional 5% of article earnings for every...
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 "The Capital Times (Madison, WI)")
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HELIUM SHORTAGE IS PARTY POOPER DECORATORS AMONG THE AFFECTED.(METRO)
Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI); 12/29/2007; 700+ words
; ...isn't about to burst because of a helium shortage. But it is getting stretched. The party decorator still uses helium-filled balloons, but not as many...Management, which oversees the Federal Helium Reserve near Amarillo, Texas. The...
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helium
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
helium , gaseous chemical element; symbol He...Spectroscopic evidence for the presence of helium in the sun was first obtained during a solar...Frankland from helios [Gr.,=sun]. Helium was isolated (1895) from a sample of the...
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Helium
Book article from: How Products Are Made
Helium Background Helium is one of the basic chemical elements. In its natural state, helium is a colorless gas known for its low density and low chemical reactivity. It is probably best known as a non-flammable substitute for hydrogen to provide...
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Helium (revised)
Book article from: Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton
HELIUM (REVISED) Note: This article, originally...in 2006 for the eBook edition. Overview Helium is a member of the noble gas family. The...or compounds. In fact, no compounds of helium have ever been made. Helium is the second...
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helium clock
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
helium clock A method for measuring the passage of geologic time based on the accumulation of helium in the Earth's atmosphere. As one of...or ‘noble’ gases, helium is essentially inert chemically. There...
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helium star
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
helium star The core of a formerly massive star...to a companion, as in a close binary. A helium star is expected to evolve exactly as the...depending on the mass of the star. ‘Helium star’ is also an obsolete term...
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