The problem with helium is that once we’re out, we’re out. It’s the second-most abundant atom, yes, but it doesn’t react with anything, can’t freeze, and escapes the planet when exposed to open air.
The only source we have of it is radioactive decay, and it’s not something we can manufacture in any volume. I think the only way to make it would be in a supercollider one atom at a time.
We’ve just been relying on helium deposits that are running dry and have to use other methods of extracting it that are less economical
The problem with helium is that once we’re out, we’re out. It’s the second-most abundant atom, yes, but it doesn’t react with anything, can’t freeze, and escapes the planet when exposed to open air.
The only source we have of it is radioactive decay, and it’s not something we can manufacture in any volume. I think the only way to make it would be in a supercollider one atom at a time.