The isotope helium-3 is to be used in nuclear fusion and in quantum computers. The US company Interlune wants to mine it on ...

Do you know just 25 tonnes of helium-3 (a rare isotope of helium) would be enough to power the US for an entire year? However, Earth’s atmosphere receives only a small quantity of helium from ...

Magna Petra has developed a technology to extract helium 3 from lunar soil that “promises energy efficient isotope extraction and collection with minimal impact to the lunar surface.” ...

Helium is sourced as a byproduct of natural gas, which is produced naturally through the radioactive decay of uranium and thorium. It is mostly found and commercially produced from gas deposits in the ...

helium-4 and krypton-81) to help Member States better assess and manage their river and groundwater resources. The Section also aims to strengthen the self-reliance of Member States in using isotope ...

Researchers from the University of the Philippines have challenged the conventional understanding of how phase transitions occur in open systems, where the environment plays a significant role. Their ...

A helium atom has two electrons in an energy level outside the nucleus. The atom is neutral as it has two positive protons and two negative electrons. A helium atom that has lost or gained an ...