{
  "id": 4675800,
  "title": "Tiny mirror that controls light in 3D could make microscopes smaller and faster",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/tiny-mirror-that-controls-light-in-3d-could-make-microscopes-smaller",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-31T16:20:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-tiny-mirror-3d-microscopes-smaller.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Researchers use tightly focused laser beams to image biological samples, shape materials with microscopic precision and generate displays. But using those beams in three dimensions requires more than sweeping light from side to side, as the light must also rapidly refocus at different depths.",
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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."
}