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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US phone companies are winning new TV watchers. Cable & satellite, not so much :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/k02MnS0_39E/
Facebook's trillion-edge, Hadoop-based and open source graph-processing engine :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/7PZfqWHt75k/
4 pieces of advice from designer founders :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/HlOnC3A6UDA/
VIDEO: UK unemployment falls by 4,000 :: Unemployment in the UK has fallen by 4,000 in the three months to June, leaving 2.51 million out of work, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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Wacky animation site takes on the hyperloop :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/32YVWeYWemw/
Battle for fed cloud work heats up: IBM, one of ten winners, claims the big prize :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/3hO-0JcIH_o/
Red Bull ends dispute with brewery :: Energy drink producer Red Bull ends its dispute with the Norwich micro-brewery which has a similar name.
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VIDEO: Eurozone emerges from recession :: The eurozone has emerged from recession after a record 18 months of contraction.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23704700#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
'London whale' traders charged in US :: Authorities in the US have charged two JP Morgan Chase traders with fraud in connection to the $6.2bn "London whale" trading losses in 2012.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23692109#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Radio Times casualty of piracy fight :: The Radio Times is among hundreds of websites which have been partially blocked as a result of a piracy battle being fought by the Premier League.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23699681#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Rio home owners exploiting World Cup :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/WbJZw_j34c8/index.html
Time for an ASEAN Dream? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/5FrWJc-hXHM/index.html
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
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.
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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
Legal & General in home renting move :: 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
One thing you'd change about your city :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/w3rOjXBYUAw/index.html
Carney jobless target could hurt economy :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/-4DIIDFUB5Q/index.html
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