Helium is well known as the gas that makes balloons float and voices higher, but it's also found in some hard drives. Here's ...

Supply allocations are being set by who needs the gas the most. Semiconductors are at the "top of the pecking order," said helium consultant Phil Kornbluth.

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 ...

Helium is the second most abundant element in the universe, but on earth it's in short supply. And Iran's retaliatory strikes on helium-rich Qatar have made it even more scarce.

Unlike most industrial gases, helium is finite, non-renewable on human timescales, and once released, it is gone forever. The ...