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Re:Helium shortages will impact quantum computer research by jonbaer on Friday April 19, 2019 @04:55PM (#19702926)
Should probably be noted, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helium-3, "The abundance of helium-3 is thought to be greater on the Moon than on Earth" and https://io9.gizmodo.com/could-helium-3-really-solve-earths-e...
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Re:Helium shortages will impact quantum computer research by namirez on Friday April 19, 2019 @05:07PM (#19703007)
This might be useful only for future fusion reactors. It's too expensive for cooling purposes though.
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Re:Helium shortages will impact quantum computer research by pacificmint on Friday April 19, 2019 @07:03PM (#19703737)
The article discusses several current uses for He3 and cites a yearly demand of 70,000 liters.
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