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electron

[ih-lek-tron] / ɪˈlɛk trɒn /


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The team studied the bone with 3D scanning technology and electron microscopes.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

Marcus had discovered a calculation that violated the law of conservation of energy, a bedrock scientific principle, tucked inside a new theory on electron behavior.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

That doesn’t mean every electron comes from solar or wind, but it does mean Google can claim to be offsetting its power use with low-carbon-emissions sources that use almost no water.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

Eventual analysis with scanning electron microscopy at the Canadian Museum of Nature allowed researchers to confirm it as a probable embolomere.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

His confidence was based on the recent discovery by Dirac of the equation that governed the electron.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

The Marcus Theory, as it came to be known, provides a mathematical way to determine how fast or slow, or in what direction, electrons jump between molecules without breaking chemical bonds.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

In this model, a single impurity moves through a sea of fermions, including electrons, protons, or neutrons, while interacting with nearby particles.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

Quantum many body physics has long relied on different models to explain how impurities, such as exotic electrons or atoms, interact with surrounding particles.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

The team created the device using a two-dimensional crystal that confines electrons to a channel only a few atoms wide.

From Science Daily Jul. 2, 2026

One might therefore think that opening another slit would just increase the number of electrons hitting each point of the screen, but, because of interference, it actually decreases it in some places.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking




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