Helium: swollen stars, party balloons and squeaky voices | Dean Burnett :: There are increasing reports of an imminent helium shortage, but why should this be a concern? What is helium used for, apart from balloons? Quite a lot, as it happensHelium supplies are running low. This is cause for concern for some. Others might wonder what the fuss is about.The statement itself may seem bizarre in some respects. How can we be "running out" of the second most abundant element in the known universe? Mankind may have had a substantial impact on the planet's resources, but using up a quarter of all known matter? Even the most extreme environmentalist would have to agree that's a bit of an exaggeration. The atmosphere of Jupiter alone is about 10% helium. Let's not even get started on the sun. Obviously, the problem is we're running out of accessible helium, meaning stuff w...
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For the Grey Lady, an unfortunate fade to black :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/PZQO7TJM1wk/
Time for an ASEAN Dream? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/5FrWJc-hXHM/index.html
Online tutoring startup InstaEDU comes out of beta with $4M led by Battery Ventures :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/5sGkzzF3osA/
The full HTC "Here's to Change" video ad: A super-hero or super-zero? :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/nhQoiqZ_HNo/
UK unemployment falls back slightly :: UK unemployment falls by 4,000 in the three months to June to 2.51 million, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23692996#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
How Twitter users tweet while on holiday – Infographic :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/goo0DWQgCf0/
'London whale' traders charged in US :: Authorities in the US have charged two JPMorgan Chase traders with fraud in connection to the $6.2 billion "London whale" trading losses in 2012.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23692109#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Global smartphone sales eclipse feature phone sales for the first time ever :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/oHcXHgM0cw4/
Haptix seeks Kickstarter support to turn anything into a 3D multitouch surface :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/gfj3kx0fHmg/
U.S. moves to block airline merger :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/ImfotWBAvmE/index.html
Steinway agrees $512m private sale :: Steinway Musical Instruments, the US company famous for its grand pianos, agrees a buyout deal with hedge fund firm Paulson & Co.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23699626#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
LumoBack's latest anti-slouching sensor takes on activity trackers with new metrics :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/RQ5lehpu62E/
This Google Glass app can help you ace your next job interview :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/jr234c_mYG0/
Braintree launches Marketplace, a payments system for collaborative consumption apps :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/XOjs8YCto84/
VIDEO: Downturn: Irish holiday at home :: Irish companies have been concentrating on exports abroad during the economic downturn - but some have seen the benefit of people holidaying at home instead of taking more expensive foreign trips.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23694594#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Chad suspends China state oil firm :: Chad's oil minister tells the BBC he has suspended all operations of China's CNPC state-run oil firm for causing environmental damage.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-23697269#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Google+ for Android adds multiple account support, pull to refresh :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/FfmDQSdDccg/
Legal & General in home renting move :: The insurer Legal & General aims to become a major landlord in the UK's housing market, in an effort to redress what it calls "intergenerational injustice".
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23696313#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Illegitimate YouTube adverts exposed :: A security firm reveals how a US company used plug-ins to add unauthorised adverts to YouTube's site when visited by affected computers.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23696805#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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