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electron

[ih-lek-tron] / ɪˈlɛk trɒn /
NOUN
negative charged elementary particle
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The team also used off-axis electron holography to investigate the magnetic behavior of individual γ-Fe nanoparticles.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

Feedback between the electron spins and nuclear spins keeps the oscillations going.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

Using electron and immunofluorescence microscopy, the research team examined Spirostomum in detail.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

When a positively charged antimuon combines with a negatively charged electron, the pair forms a neutral atom known as muonium.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

He wanted to look at the cells in his electron microscope to try to find some visual evidence that they were infected with simian fever.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

These materials do not fit the assumptions behind BCS theory, even though their electrons still form Cooper pairs and condense.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

The firm also mentioned US scientists Harry Gray and Jay Winkler for advancing understanding of how electrons move in proteins.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

At the center of the study is the coordinated motion of positively charged protons and negatively charged electrons.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Those calculations were critical for interpreting the complex X-ray signals and uncovering the underlying behavior of the electrons and protons.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Neutrinos, like protons, electrons and neutrons, carry an intrinsic angular momentum, or spin, while photons have no spin at all.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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