N-gated Hacker News14h ago
Oh, the mighty helium shortage saga! 🌬️ Apparently, we need to install #JavaScript and order a side of #cookies to even begin to fathom this earth-shattering revelation. Who knew that the solution to global resource scarcity was buried in browser settings? πŸͺπŸ”§
https://www.construction-physics.com/p/helium-is-hard-to-replace #heliumshortage #resourcesustainability #technews #HackerNews #ngated
Helium Is Hard to Replace

The war in Iran, and the subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz, has unfortunately made us all familiar with details of the petroleum supply chain that we could formerly happily ignore.

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KAPUALabs1d ago
Helium shortage poses material risk to semiconductor fabs: onsite buffers are just 4-8 weeks despite corporate assurances of 6-month stockpiles. Distributors are rationing supply (Airgas cut 50% to non-priority) and declaring force majeure. Analysis of implications for fabless chipmakers like $AVGO: https://post.kapualabs.com/ynw4rams #Semiconductors #SupplyChain #HeliumShortage $AVGO
NewsletterTFApr 3

HELIUM'S GRIP TIGHTENS: WEATHER FORECASTS, TECH SUPPLY CHAINS STRAINED BY SHORTAGE

Learn why helium shortages are stopping weather balloons in 12 Canadian sites and increasing costs for computer chips and MRI scans.

#HeliumShortage, #WeatherForecasting, #Semiconductor, #SupplyChain, #Canada

https://newsletter.tf/helium-shortage-grounds-canadian-weather-balloons-raises-chip-prices/

NewsletterTFApr 3

Weather balloons in 12 Canadian locations are grounded due to a helium shortage, a problem that also affects computer chip makers and MRI machines.

#HeliumShortage, #WeatherForecasting, #Semiconductor, #SupplyChain, #Canada
https://newsletter.tf/helium-shortage-grounds-canadian-weather-balloons-raises-chip-prices/

Helium shortage stops weather balloons in Canada and raises chip prices

Learn why helium shortages are stopping weather balloons in 12 Canadian sites and increasing costs for computer chips and MRI scans.

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Jennifer Moore 😷Mar 29

RE: https://mastodon.social/@sellathechemist/116312371974222785

Following up on previous post, more on #HeliumShortage:

Jennifer Moore 😷Mar 29

One of the initially less obvious consequences of Trump and Netanyahu's reckless war on Iran, with potentially wide-ranging effects across the world:

"right now roughly one third of the entire global supply [of helium] is completely trapped."

From @Sidherian, a useful outline of implications for healthcare, semiconductors, aerospace:
https://aus.social/@Sidherian/116311316390735919

#helium #HeliumShortage #health #MRIs #tech #semiconductors #StraitOfHormuz #Iran #Qatar

Sidherian (@[email protected])

The Medical Nightmare MRI machines literally cannot function without liquid helium.  It is the only substance cold enough to keep their massive magnets from overheating and destroying themselves.  Hospitals worldwide are bracing for a reality where life saving diagnostic scans just stop happening.

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karibuMar 19

What The Helium Shortage Means For Semiconductors

https://vid.freedif.org/w/eqpFePHQw2oh7XF4uyEauL

What The Helium Shortage Means For Semiconductors

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Global News CanadaMar 11
Not just balloons: Why the Iran war could cause a global helium shortage
Helium, which is considered a critical mineral, is under pressure as the Strait of Hormuz has remained impassable throughout the conflict.
#Canada #Consumer #Economy #Helium
https://globalnews.ca/news/11726231/iran-war-global-helium-shortage/
Global NewsMar 11
Not just balloons: Why the Iran war could cause a global helium shortage
Helium, which is considered a critical mineral, is under pressure as the Strait of Hormuz has remained impassable throughout the conflict.
#Canada #Consumer #Economy #Helium
https://globalnews.ca/news/11726231/iran-war-global-helium-shortage/
Global News NationalMar 11
Not just balloons: Why the Iran war could cause a global helium shortage
Helium, which is considered a critical mineral, is under pressure as the Strait of Hormuz has remained impassable throughout the conflict.
#Canada #Consumer #Economy #Helium
https://globalnews.ca/news/11726231/iran-war-global-helium-shortage/