electron

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During later tests, the areas previously exposed to the electron beam behaved differently and displayed distinct colors.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

A team of researchers has pushed the limits to an extreme, creating one so tiny it can only be detected using an electron microscope.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

After knocking out an electron from the neon atom using soft X-rays, they followed how the system evolved for up to a picosecond, which is extremely long on an atomic timescale, before the decay occurred.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

It is what British science excels at, leading to the discovery of the electron, the structure of DNA and the development of the first computer.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

If there is a ring particle in the way, the proton or electron is absorbed by this small snowball.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan