{
  "id": 2129324,
  "title": "Scientists crushed diamond beyond Neptune-like pressures—and solved a 20-year mystery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/scientists-crushed-diamond-beyond-neptune-like-pressures-and-solved-a",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-20T08:55:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260820002424.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Extreme experiments have revealed how diamond behaves at crushing pressures beyond those inside Neptune and Uranus, resolving a decades-old conflict between theory and observation. The results could help scientists boost fusion energy output while revealing more about the exotic diamond rain hidden inside ice giant planets.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}