{
  "id": 8100719,
  "title": "Close-up images show defects locking electrons into stable Wigner solids",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/close-up-images-show-defects-locking-electrons-into-stable-wigner",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-17T21:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-images-defects-electrons-stable-wigner.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A team of researchers led by the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) developed an approach that enabled them to directly observe how electrons interact with defects in advanced semiconductor devices in unprecedented detail. The team's methodology included an innovative simulation tool that enabled accurate theoretical interpretations of its…",
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}