Tara Sprules is the manager of the Quebec/Eastern Canada High Field NMR Facility at McGill University

Helium: what should Canada do?

MATERIALS & TECHNOLOGY

A global helium shortage has created a crisis for scientists across Canada. Chemists and other researchers depend on this unique element to cool superconducting magnets to 4.2K for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments and certain low-temperature studies. However, helium supplies are limited, demand from new markets is increasing, and the United States has been emptying...

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