{
  "id": 16177023,
  "title": "Traction!",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/traction",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-23T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Aeon",
    "slug": "aeon",
    "url": "https://aeon.co/essays/why-a-world-without-friction-is-a-world-without-progress"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tribologists study friction: what happens when things rub together. It’s indispensable, from the wheel to the paths of stars - by Jennifer R Vail Read on Aeon",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}