{
  "id": 7855332,
  "title": "Circular Rydberg atoms set three records, staying stable for 11 milliseconds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/circular-rydberg-atoms-set-three-records-staying-stable-for-11",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-16T19:20:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-circular-rydberg-atoms-staying-stable.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Rydberg atoms are considered promising building blocks for quantum computers and their precursors, quantum simulators. Researchers at the 5th Institute of Physics of the University of Stuttgart have achieved record values for the lifetime, size, and storage time of circular Rydberg atoms, a special form of Rydberg atom in which electrons move in a stable circular orbit around the nucleus. The…",
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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."
}