How A Helium Shortage Could Put The Brakes On The Tech Boom
Semiconductors—some call the “New World Oil” with massive global implications--are in short supply … And Helium, a gas critical to their manufacturing, is experiencing a supply squeeze that can’t be remedied without new exploration and development. It’s not just the demand explosion in the semiconductor industry that necessitates more Helium, either … Helium is a critical gas in the healthcare industry as the backbone of the MRI and the NMR, and a vital component in space exploration, not to mention everyday consumer electronics. That put this gas in pole position for the next...
Source: oilprice.com