A fascinating application of superfluidity in helium-3. From Wordnik.com. [Press Release: The 1996 Nobel Prize in Physics] Reference
The name helium comes from Helios which means sun in Greek. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Robert C. Richardson for their discovery of superfluidity in helium-3. From Wordnik.com. [The Nobel Prize in Physics 1996] Reference
(Ground-supplied helium is used pre-launch to keep the tank pressurized.). From Wordnik.com. [Another Launch Delay for STS-119 - NASA Watch] Reference
In this respect helium is unique among all the elements of the periodic table. From Wordnik.com. [Additional background material on the Nobel Prize in Physics 1996] Reference
(American Physical Society) 1980 for the discovery of superfluidity in helium-3. From Wordnik.com. [Press Release: The 1996 Nobel Prize in Physics] Reference
Thus the maximum velocity reachable by helium is about 3.33 times that for argon. From Wordnik.com. [John B. Fenn - Autobiography] Reference
Liquid helium is used widely as a coolant, in superconducting magnets, for example. From Wordnik.com. [The Nobel Prize in Physics 2003 - Information for the Public] Reference
If helium is that much better than hot air, how much better is hydrogen than helium?. From Wordnik.com. [Hot Airships « Isegoria] Reference
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA, for their discovery of superfluidity in helium-3. From Wordnik.com. [Additional background material on the Nobel Prize in Physics 1996] Reference
Prize (American Physical Society) 1980 for the discovery of superfluidity in helium-3. From Wordnik.com. [Press Release: The 1996 Nobel Prize in Physics] Reference
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA for their discovery of superfluidity in helium-3. From Wordnik.com. [Press Release: The 1996 Nobel Prize in Physics] Reference
Physics Prize (American Physical Society) 1980 for the discovery of superfluidity in helium-3. From Wordnik.com. [Press Release: The 1996 Nobel Prize in Physics] Reference
In other words, one could not really argue that helium is more intentional than hydrogen or sulphur. From Wordnik.com. [Against Darwinism] Reference
Superfluidity is a remarkable and unusual property that had previously been observed only in helium-4. From Wordnik.com. [The Nobel Prize in Physics 1996 - Presentation Speech] Reference
In principle this explains the 1972 finding of the phenomenon of superfluidity in helium-3 by Lee, Osheroff and. From Wordnik.com. [Additional background material on the Nobel Prize in Physics 1996] Reference
In this case naturally-occurring helium is used, of course, that is, the usual and cheaper form of helium, 4He. From Wordnik.com. [The Nobel Prize in Physics 2003 - Information for the Public] Reference
And the chamber inside the envelope that expands and contracts to compensate for changes in helium pressure is called a ballonet. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Rare air above the Super Bowl] Reference
"for their discovery of superfluidity in helium-3". From Wordnik.com. [Physics 1996] Reference
These stars are known as the helium stars, or stars of Class B. From Wordnik.com. [Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86] Reference
helium is called helium because it is very very rare terrestrially. From Wordnik.com. [Pseudo-Polymath] Reference
The new method combines MRI scans with a harmless gas called helium-3. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The latter are called the helium stars, or technically the Class B stars. From Wordnik.com. [Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86] Reference
It belongs to a class of stars known as helium-rich hot subdwarf stars, researchers said. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
Indeed, there is a stellar class known as helium stars, because of the dominance of this gas in their atmospheres. From Wordnik.com. [The New Heavens] Reference
It turns out that there is, indeed, an abundant quantity of something called helium-3 just under the surface of the moon. From Wordnik.com. [American Beat: Spaced-Out Invaders] Reference
It should pass from the so-called helium group, to the hydrogen, or Class A group, not suddenly but by insensible gradations of spectrum. From Wordnik.com. [Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86] Reference
In America, helium is running out of gas. From Wordnik.com. [Peak Helium « Isegoria] Reference
Thus helium is almost twice as dense as hydrogen. From Wordnik.com. [Hot Airships « Isegoria] Reference
885 (1972), which gives the first description of the new phase transition in helium-3. From Wordnik.com. [Additional background material on the Nobel Prize in Physics 1996] Reference
They named their discovery "helium" after the Sun, or Helios. From Wordnik.com. [About.com Chemistry] Reference
And then there's the price of helium which is unbelievably high (and not expected to fall). From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
The fact is, we're running out of helium ... fast. From Wordnik.com. [American Beat: Spaced-Out Invaders] Reference
Problem is, the Earth is actually running out of helium. From Wordnik.com. [American Beat: Spaced-Out Invaders] Reference
When that happens, you produce helium and throw off energy. From Wordnik.com. [Could This Lump Power the Planet?] Reference
Suppose the Commerce Department were filled with helium and floated away. From Wordnik.com. [So, The Culprits Are Now The Cure?] Reference
One woman told me that when her husband was finally bedridden she would bring home helium balloons. From Wordnik.com. [My Father's Battle With Alzheimer's] Reference
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