{
  "id": 5992667,
  "title": "Extreme pressure turns blue pigment into record-long single-atom copper chains",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/extreme-pressure-turns-blue-pigment-into-record-long-single-atom",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-06T14:20:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-extreme-pressure-blue-pigment-atom.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As the electronics in our technology keep shrinking, traditional silicon-based chips are approaching their fundamental physical limits. Yet the wires connecting them might be able to shrink beyond conventional dimensions, as scientists have created one of the longest single-atom copper chains to date that could serve as molecular wires.",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}