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  "id": 14285025,
  "title": "After 40 Years, Physicists Finally Observe The 'Energy Ladder' at Quantum Tipping Points",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/after-40-years-physicists-finally-observe-the-energy-ladder-at",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-13T20:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceAlert",
    "slug": "sciencealert",
    "url": "https://www.sciencealert.com/after-40-years-physicists-finally-observe-the-energy-ladder-at-quantum-tipping-points"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A chain of strontium atoms (orange) held in place, with the evenly spaced lines above representing the energy ladder. (Stephen Naus/AI) \"To see those predictions borne out is a beautiful thing.\" Don't miss a story, subscribe here.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}