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Alongside the oil and gas stranded in the strait of Hormuz is another commodity vital to today’s economy: helium. It is a critical element in all kinds of areas from MRI machines to the Large Hadron Collider, and even de...
Helium: the invisible gas that powers AI, and why it’s in short supply is an episode from The Guardian's Science Weekly by The Guardian. Alongside the oil and gas stranded in the strait of Hormuz is another commodity vital to today’s econom...
This episode belongs to The Guardian's Science Weekly.
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Published Apr 14, 2026, 00:16:19 long, audio available.