Helium is used for more than just filling party balloons. It’s also an important component in a wide variety of scientific applications. A balloon vendor walks to a graduation ceremony in New York.

On Thursday, the U.S. government sold the Federal Helium Reserve, a massive underground stockpile based in Amarillo, Texas, that supplies up to 30% of the country’s helium. Once the deal is finalized, ...

In announcing earlier this month that 45 Party City stores will close, CEO James M. Harrison also remarked on the company’s financial shortfalls in balloon sales, blaming the ongoing helium shortage.

FAYETTEVILLE -- The purchase of a liquid helium recovery system at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville aims to help scientists avoid the rising prices and uncertain availability of a key ...

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A dejected customer exited the Harris Teeter supermarket on John Tyler Highway on a recent morning without the bundle of birthday balloons held aloft that she went to buy. As likely as not, visiting ...

Three companies have won spots on a potential three-year, $149 million contract to provide helium products to various NASA facilities. Air Products and Chemicals, Messer and Linde will supply 87.7 ...

BOISE, Idaho — For several years, discussions about the worldwide helium shortage have been floating around. But it's left many in the Treasure Valley wondering if there are any effects from the ...

Pernicka now offers cumulative helium leak detection (CHLD) services for testing the package integrity of high-reliability, hermetically sealed electronic devices. This company-developed, single-step ...

There are calls for warnings on helium canisters to be improved after a young mom died instantly after inhaling the commonly used gas at her child’s birthday. New Zealand woman, Faith Waterman ...