US EditionIt's not just oil — the Iran war is disrupting helium and aluminum supplies. Here's the impact.
Iranian strikes halted 33% of global helium supply from Qatar, pushing aluminum prices to a four-year high and threatening semiconductor and medical equipment production.
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The Iran War Has Cut Off Supply of a Gas the AI Industry Desperately Needs
Forget gas prices and fertilizer. One of the biggest casualties of the US war on Iran could be your favorite AI chatbot. As the hare-brained conflict enters its fifth week, the tech industry is raising alarm about a growing shortage of helium, the odorless gas that makes birthday balloons lighter than air — and which, it turns out, is silently undergirding the AI boom. Per the Wall Street Journal, when the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps effec…
Iran war's impact is spreading beyond oil, hitting helium and aluminum
The is not only disrupting the global energy market but is also threatening the world's supply of helium and aluminum, key materials used in products such as semiconductor chips, medical equipment and other everyday goods.Qatar, which accounts for roughly one-third of the world's helium supply,…
The attacks on the Ras Laffan gas field in Qatar have also hampered the production of many other products. Helium, raw materials for ammonia, and starting materials for plastics have been particularly affected. Helium has become a strategic risk.
Diederik explains how this works. We are going to have a helium problem due to the war in Iran. Helium is actually very difficult to find on Earth. Have you ever wondered where that helium balloon you accidentally let go of as a child eventually went? It went higher and higher and on a […] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl.
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