{
  "id": 6491001,
  "title": "Natural clay reveals a new way to control ion transport at the angstrom scale",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/natural-clay-reveals-a-new-way-to-control-ion-transport-at-the",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-09T22:20:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-natural-clay-reveals-ion-angstrom.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Researchers at the National Graphene Institute have shown that naturally occurring channels within a common clay mineral can respond to pressure, voltage and pH, offering possibilities for controlling the movement of ions through extremely small, confined spaces. The study, published in Advanced Materials, focuses on vermiculite, a naturally abundant layered clay whose structure contains channels…",
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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."
}