{
  "id": 16203023,
  "title": "Elusive uranium 'sandwich' molecule isolated after more than 50 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/elusive-uranium-sandwich-molecule-isolated-after-more-than-50-years",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-23T16:00:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-elusive-uranium-sandwich-molecule-isolated.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers from The University of Manchester and Lancaster University have isolated and characterized uranocenium, the positively charged form of a landmark uranium compound called uranocene. The work shows that this long-sought molecule is stable, and that it behaves in a way that challenges how chemists usually think about bonding in heavy…",
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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."
}