There are many uses of helium. Of course, it is used to fill party balloons that delight children and adults around the world. Helium replaced hydrogen in airships, after hydrogen

Kids may know that balloons are bad for wildlife. This is because, when it’s filled with helium, a balloon can travel many miles into the sky before it loses the

Iwaya Giken Corporation, based in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, is conducting research and development on space travel using a gas balloon. In June, the company successfully sent a hamster in an airtight cabin

Kids may know that balloons are bad for wildlife. This is because, when it’s filled with helium, a balloon can travel many miles into the sky before it loses the

A US company is hoping to launch passengers into Earth’s stratosphere in an enormous helium-filled balloon that expands to a size larger than a football pitch. The balloon will soar to about

Helium is a critical – and often irreplaceable – component in modern technology applications such as cooling semiconductor magnets in MRIs, manufacturing semiconductor chips and in fibre optics and welding.

The Airlander 10, a blimp-like aircraft using helium gas and hybrid engines, will be ready to fly in the next few years. Hybrid Air Vehicles announced a partnership with Air Nostrum,

Spain’s Air Nostrum has become the first airline to reserve 100-seat helium airships that emit just one tenth of harmful emissions produced by jet planes, their British manufacturer said Wednesday.