Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Helium Shortage: More Than Just Hot Air

Helium is a source of energy that’s often overlooked – but its shortage could be devastating.
Helium has become an essential element in many sectors of our technology economy. It’s used in medical equipment like MRIs and lasers, and the inert gas is used in electronics manufacturing, and also has aeronautics applications.
Unknown to most energy investors, there’s actually a helium shortage that’s been developing over the past several years. Thanks to booming demand, especially in Asia, there are fears that the world may run out of the gas within 25 years.
With an economy that relies (increasingly) on the fuels of technology to burgeon our future, this shortage is a big deal.  (more)

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