{
  "id": 943570,
  "title": "Chinese magnetic sensor breakthrough may help smartwatch detect submarine 500 metres deep",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/chinese-magnetic-sensor-breakthrough-may-help-smartwatch-detect-943570",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T03:00:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3363975/chinese-magnetic-sensor-breakthrough-may-help-smartwatch-detect-submarine-500-metres-deep"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Picture a fisherman hauling in his nets on a calm morning at sea, when his smartwatch suddenly vibrates with an alert: “Magnetic anomaly detected – possible submarine passing 500 metres below.” Far‑fetched as it sounds, Chinese scientists have just taken a decisive step towards making that scenario real. A team from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science and the Ningbo Institute of Materials…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "Chinese magnetic sensor breakthrough may help smartwatch detect submarine 500 metres deep",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/chinese-magnetic-sensor-breakthrough-may-help-smartwatch-detect",
        "published": "2026-08-15T03:00:08.000Z"
      }
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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."
}