Air Liquide and Laurentis join forces in new global helium-3 agreement

摘要

Air Liquide has announced a partnership with clean energy expert Laurentis Energy Partners that will see the two companies agree to produce and distribute helium-3(~3He).Utilised in industries as specialised as quantum computing,astrophysics,neutron detection and medical imaging,the rare 3He isotope will be extracted as a by-product of Darlington power generating station's process in Canada.What makes-'He different to the more common helium-4 is its unique properties such as a lower liquefaction temperature,allowing it so reach temperatures close to absolute zero which could see the molecule becoming an essential component in achieving fusion.