{
  "id": 3843986,
  "title": "Tiny oxygen gaps may determine whether next-generation memory films store data well",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/tiny-oxygen-gaps-may-determine-whether-next-generation-memory-films",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-27T23:20:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-tiny-oxygen-gaps-generation-memory.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Researchers have captured in real time the \"birth moment\" when the performance of a next-generation memory material is determined. The key lies in controlling oxygen vacancies, microscopic defects created when oxygen atoms are missing from their normal positions.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}