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

During this time, an electron was transferred between atoms and a low-energy electron was emitted.

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

The electron doesn’t fly around the nucleus like a planet around its sun, but instead takes on the more amorphous aspect of a cloud.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson