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The role of helium in nuclear R&D
Helium plays an important role in research and development in the field of nuclear fusion. The ITER project in the Estuary of the Rhône in France is an experimental thermonuclear fusion reactor under construction. The project will establish a cooling plant to ensure the cooling of the reactor. “I...Read more -
Electronic Gas Demand to Increase as Semi-Fab Expansion Advances
A new report from materials consultancy TECHCET predicts that the five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of the electronic gases market will rise to 6.4%, and warns that key gases such as diborane and tungsten hexafluoride may face supply constraints. The positive forecast for Electronic Ga...Read more -
New energy-efficient method for extracting inert gases from air
The noble gases krypton and xenon are on the far right of the periodic table and have practical and important uses. For example, both are used for lighting. Xenon is the more useful of the two, having more applications in medicine and nuclear technology. ...Read more -
What are the advantages of deuterium gas in practice?
The main reason why deuterium gas is widely used in fields such as industrial research and medicine is that deuterium gas refers to a mixture of deuterium isotopes and hydrogen atoms, where the mass of deuterium isotopes is about twice that of hydrogen atoms. It has played an important beneficial...Read more -
Generative artificial intelligence AI war, “AI chip demand explodes”
Generative artificial intelligence service products such as ChatGPT and Midjourney are attracting the attention of the market. Against this backdrop, the Korea Artificial Intelligence Industry Association (KAIIA) held the ‘Gen-AI Summit 2023′ at COEX in Samseong-dong, Seoul. The two-d...Read more -
Taiwan’s semiconductor industry has received good news, and Linde and China Steel have jointly produced neon gas
According to Liberty Times No. 28, under the mediation of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the world’s largest steelmaker China Iron and Steel Corporation (CSC), Lianhua Xinde Group (Mytac Sintok Group) and the world’s largest industrial gas producer Germany’s Linde AG will set...Read more -
China first online spot transaction of liquid carbon dioxide was completed on the Dalian Petroleum Exchange
Recently, the country’s first online spot transaction of liquid carbon dioxide was completed on the Dalian Petroleum Exchange. 1,000 tons of liquid carbon dioxide in Daqing Oilfield were finally sold at a premium of 210 yuan per ton after three rounds of bidding on the Dalian Petroleum Exch...Read more -
Ukrainian neon gas maker shifts production to South Korea
According to South Korean news portal SE Daily and other South Korean media, Odessa-based Cryoin Engineering has become one of the founders of Cryoin Korea, a company that will produce noble and rare gases, citing JI Tech — The second partner in the joint venture. JI Tech owns 51 percent of the b...Read more -
The isotope deuterium is in short supply. What is the expectation of the price trend of deuterium?
Deuterium is a stable isotope of hydrogen. This isotope has slightly different properties from its most abundant natural isotope (protium), and is valuable in many scientific disciplines, including nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and quantitative mass spectrometry. It is used to study a v...Read more -
“Green ammonia” is expected to become a truly sustainable fuel
Ammonia is well known as a fertilizer and is currently used in many industries, including the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, but its potential does not stop there. It may also become a fuel that, along with hydrogen, which is currently widely sought after, can contribute to the decarboni...Read more -
Semiconductor “cold wave” and the impact of localization in South Korea, South Korea has greatly reduced the import of Chinese neon
The price of neon, a rare semiconductor gas that was in short supply due to the Ukraine crisis last year, has hit rock bottom in a year and a half. South Korean neon imports also hit their lowest level in eight years. As the semiconductor industry deteriorates, demand for raw materials falls and ...Read more -
Global Helium Market Balance and Predictability
The worst period for Helium Shortage 4.0 should be over, but only if the stable operation, restart and promotion of key nerve centers around the world are achieved as scheduled. Spot prices will also remain high in the short term. A year of supply constraints, shipping pressures and rising prices...Read more