All helium articles
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ResearchChemical reaction almost as old as the universe was faster than thought
New modelling and experimental work solves mystery of primordial chemistry
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ResearchReactivity of helium could be unlocked by a combination of fluorine and extreme pressures
Computational studies reveal covalent helium-fluorine bonds
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ResearchCentre of the Earth could hold large reservoir of iron–helium compounds
Compounds containing helium and iron can be stable at ambient pressures
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OpinionExploring the origins of our chemical terms
A chemical by any other name would smell as sweet
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ResearchOptical trap experiments pick up recoil of a single alpha particle blasting off
High sensitivity measurements were able to detect electrons ejected by force of departing helium nucleus
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ResearchSolvation of single sodium ion tracked in real time
First steps of solvation monitored as single sodium ions dissolve in helium droplets
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OpinionLetters: September 2022
Readers celebrate apprenticeships, near-miss reporting and plants in urban areas
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ResearchAtmospheric helium increasing at a measurable rate
Air samples revealed a rate of increase beyond expected natural variations
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ResearchExperimental observations of bubbles containing multiple electrons
Bubbles in liquid helium containing multiple electrons could be used to develop quantum simulators
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ResearchExplosive imaging captures helium dimer’s wave function
Technique could provide insight into other exotic states
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Research‘Little big coil’ breaks record for world’s strongest magnet
High temperature superconductor used to create 45.5 Tesla field magnet 9000 times more powerful than a fridge magnet
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News50 years after sexism forced her out of chemistry Cheryl Dembe is graduating
University of Chicago recognises PhD research carried out a lifetime ago
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ResearchHelium hydride ion detected in space for the first time
Terahertz rotational spectroscopy identifies long-sought molecular bond in a nebula
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FeatureThe discovery of the noble gases
How an extra line in the solar spectrum kicked off a search for the ‘missing metals’ that turned out to be noble gases
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Feature150 years of helium
Humanity took a long time to notice the second most common chemical element in the universe, James Mitchell Crow notes. Today we would struggle to do without it
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ResearchHundreds of helium compounds could be hiding in Earth’s mantle
Although it doesn’t form any bonds, the noble gas can form compounds with salts at high pressure
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BusinessHelium and rubber added to EU critical raw materials list
New classification sees nine materials pass threshold of supply risk, while two are downgraded
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ResearchCoral skeletons hold history of volcanic eruptions
Noble gas isotope ratios offer means to track when past underwater eruptions occurred
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NewsThe legacy of the Hindenburg disaster
Eighty years on, the airship fire still leaves its mark on the hydrogen industry