The war in #Iran has hit global medicine and AI, reports Bloomberg. According to the agency, due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the halt of LNG production in Qatar, supplies of helium - a gas without which a number of key technologies...
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... cannot function - are at risk. Helium is critically important for MRI scanners, semiconductor production, and certain industrial processes. According to industry data, about a third of the world's helium production has been disrupted due to the shutdown of Qatari facilities. At the same time, filled helium containers are stuck in the Middle East and cannot reach the market. The problem is that there is practically no substitute for helium in chip production. If the disruptions continue, s...
