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electron

[ih-lek-tron] / ɪˈlɛk trɒn /


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It breaks reactions down into basic electron movements and explores different possibilities.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

"This study is the first time in the electron microscope that we've been able to directly connect the three-dimensional polar structure of relaxor ferroelectrics with molecular dynamics calculations," Xu says.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

Positronium is a short-lived, two-body system made up of an electron and a positron bound together and orbiting a shared center of mass.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

They then pulsed the electron beam 4,000 times over two hours, repeatedly dissolving the defects as they formed.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

The picture that nearly everybody has in mind of an atom is of an electron or two flying around a nucleus, like planets orbiting a sun.

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




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