FiveThe U.S. just sold its helium stockpile. Here’s why the medical world is worried.
maniacal_gaffthe only element on Earth cold enough to make an MRI machine work.
I didn’t know that elements had a defined temperature. Bang up reporting there, NBC.
Helium doesn’t freeze because quantum mechanics. gestures furious
That means liquid helium can cool stuff to temperatures where nitrogen would be solid. This is used on the superconducting magnets in MRIs.
That means liquid helium can cool stuff to temperatures where nitrogen would be solid. This is used on the superconducting magnets in MRIs.
Helium can be cold enough for MRI yes. But the way its reported makes it seem that helium is always cold, which is not true.
GhostalmediaIf you treat Helium right he remains pretty chill. But if you wrong Helium, Helium gonna get cold as ice.
Helium is right behind you
DominusOfMegadeusSure, but they’re right that is the only elements that works for this purpose.