
Helium shortages leave some western Canadian universities scrambling
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- Category: Tech & Science
- Published Friday, November 26, 2021
- CBC News

Researchers at some Canadian universities are struggling with a helium shortage, which could potentially put scientific research in jeopardy — and put equipment at risk of damage.
Helium is critical in keeping superconducting magnets in instruments, such as mass spectrometers and MRI machines, at extremely low temperatures.