electron
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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
That threshold falls to roughly 10 electron volts when fluorine is added and about 14 electron volts when oxygen is used.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
On the other hand, if a light particle doesn’t have enough energy to nudge the electron out, then the electron stays put; the photon skitters away instead.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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Molecules are repeatedly struck by ions and electrons, triggering chemical reactions that can create increasingly complex materials.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
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
Another unusual feature is that gallium forms `covalent bonds,' in which atoms share electrons.
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 attraction between the unlike charges of electrons and protons is what holds the atom together.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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