@Nickiquote I didn't know you needed it for making chips but I did know you need it for making things really cold (superconductance, most quantum stuff). There was a whole thing about how the very modern MRIs use much less helium.
The Iran war disrupts global helium supply and artificial intelligence chipmakers
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has trapped a third of the world’s commercial helium, threatening the irreplaceable coolant that makes MRI scanners and advanced microchips possible