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  "id": 12656167,
  "title": "How to control where semiconductor crystals start growing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/how-to-control-where-semiconductor-crystals-start-growing",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nature",
    "slug": "nature",
    "url": "https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-02934-2"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nature, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02934-2 Semiconductor crystals grow from tiny nuclei, but the position of these nuclei is difficult to control precisely and can affect the crystal’s properties. An approach using ‘etching flux’ has now been developed that constrains the position at which a nucleus forms, enabling spatially programmable growth of large single…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}