Cell phones, MRIs, and space research are among the things that could get more expensive as helium prices spike.

Helium gas powering the world’s most advanced semiconductor processes is suddenly in short supply, threatening to slow down ...

The blockade in the Strait of Hormuz is affecting not only oil, but the global helium supply. The blockade in the Strait of Hormuz is not just blocking oil shipments. NPR's Lilly Quiroz reports it's ...

Shortages of helium, a byproduct of natural gas processing, could create problems for semiconductor and medical equipment manufacturers.

At the same time, Iran is blocking the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s busiest shipping channels, through which Qatar ...

With a third of the global supply offline because of the war in Iran, gas companies are scrambling to assure critical A.I.

Over the past decade, helium has become more scarce and more expensive,” one scientist who relies on the element told ...

The war’s effect on Helium (He) offers high drama: critical gas used to save lives and power technology seems suddenly at ...

The gas that makes party balloons float is now threatening to puncture the AI boom. A war-driven disruption in helium ...

The shortage is threatening the production of everything from semiconductors to military drone components and space rockets.

The world's helium supply took a major hit last month when Iran struck Qatar's liquefied natural gas production facilities in ...