MRI machines need thousands of liters of liquid helium to function. Health care workers say they can’t afford any disruptions to the helium supply chain.
  • maniacal_gaff@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    the only element on Earth cold enough to make an MRI machine work.

    I didn’t know that elements had a defined temperature. Bang up reporting there, NBC.

    • tate@lemmy.sdf.org
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      2 years ago

      Elements certainly do have defined temperatures! In this case it’s the freezing temperature that matters, which for helium is… not.