fossilesque@mander.xyz to Chemistry@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agoHelium is an essential material for research and medical equipment, but it’s nonrenewable and difficult to recycletheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1151arrow-down13cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
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minus-squarerockSlayer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoYou’re forgetting that the act of science is political, in the sense that science must be conducted under the existing political framework. The very easy solution of recapturing helium is more expensive than just letting it float off.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·1 year agoGood point. I suppose as the supply of helium dwindles, market forces will naturally make recapture systems more economical.
You’re forgetting that the act of science is political, in the sense that science must be conducted under the existing political framework. The very easy solution of recapturing helium is more expensive than just letting it float off.
Good point. I suppose as the supply of helium dwindles, market forces will naturally make recapture systems more economical.