The U.S. just sold its helium stockpile. Here’s why the medical world is worried.

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The U.S. just sold its helium stockpile. Here’s why the medical world is worried.
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Helium doesn't freeze because quantum mechanics. gestures furious
That means liquid helium can cool stuff to temperatures where nitrogen would be solid. This is used on the superconducting magnets in MRIs.

Helium can be cold enough for MRI yes. But the way its reported makes it seem that helium is always cold, which is not true.

Sure, but they're right that is the only elements that works for this purpose.

"remains liquid at cold enough temperatures" != "the element is cold enough"

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