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  "title": "Robotic lab sets up and runs optics experiments on demand",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/robotic-lab-sets-up-and-runs-optics-experiments-on-demand-8043292",
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  "published": "2026-09-17T14:40:27.000Z",
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  "summary": "Every new generation of phone display, television screen and solar panel is the result of precision optics experiments, which use lasers and other light sources to measure the optical properties of candidate materials. These experiments can take months to run, requiring scientists to meticulously angle and adjust delicate light sources, mirrors, cameras and other components in a process of…",
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        "title": "Robotic lab sets up and runs optics experiments on demand",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/robotic-lab-sets-up-and-runs-optics-experiments-on-demand",
        "published": "2026-09-17T04:00:00.000Z"
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