fossilesque@mander.xyz to Chemistry@mander.xyzEnglish · 10 months 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-210 months 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-down2·10 months 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.