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Helion Energy Secures World-First Regulatory Licenses for a Fusion Power Plant: What It Means for Deep Tech Commercialization

On June 16, 2026, Helion Energy announced it had received two licenses from the Washington State Department of Health for its Orion facility in Malaga, Washington—the Radioactive Materials License

High-Level Takeaways from The State of U.S. Science and Engineering 2026

The National Science Board (NSB), as required by the National Science Foundation Act, prepares the biennial Science and Engineering Indicators report and transmits it to the President and Congress in

Trump Dismisses Full National Science Board, Signaling Major Shifts for NSF Innovation Programs

In a sweeping move today, President Trump dismissed the entire membership of the National Science Board (NSB), the independent governing body that sets policy, approves strategic budgets, and oversees the

The AI Energy Reckoning: How Power Constraints Are Forging the Next Generation of Edge Intelligence and Grid-Resilient Infrastructure

Neuralink Achieves Breakthrough in Bidirectional Brain-Computer Interface with First Human Patient Controlling Robotic Prosthetics at Near-Natural Speed