{
  "id": 3740804,
  "title": "Scientists switch on a strange new form of magnetism in an ultrathin material",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/scientists-switch-on-a-strange-new-form-of-magnetism-in-an-ultrathin",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-27T09:23:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260826055454.htm"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Scientists have found a surprising way to potentially switch on an unusual form of magnetism in ruthenium dioxide, a material that normally appears nonmagnetic. When the material was made into an ultrathin film only a few atomic layers thick and placed under strain, its electrons developed patterns consistent with altermagnetism, a recently proposed magnetic state with promising uses in advanced…",
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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."
}