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US Helium Critical Material Designation
The US government designated helium as a critical material, reflecting heightened focus on securing supply chains for a resource vital to semiconductors, medical imaging, and quantum technologies.
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The United States designated helium as a critical material (AP News, October 26). The designation reflects growing policy attention to supply chains for materials essential to technologies including semiconductors, MRI machines, and quantum computing, amid broader US critical minerals strategy efforts.