electron
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Afterward, the scientists examined the tested samples using powerful electron microscopes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
Rather than relying on the energy of a single returning electron, the process draws on the combined energy of two interacting electrons.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
The first electron was released and accelerated by the laser field, followed by the second.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
Their approach offered a way to improve contrast without sacrificing electron beam intensity.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
Just as zero punches a hole in the smooth sheet of general relativity, zero smooths and spreads out the sharp point charge of the electron, covering it in a fog.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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Intense radiation from early galaxies gradually transformed the hydrogen by stripping electrons from its atoms, leaving behind positively charged protons and free electrons.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
The new experiment demonstrates that this familiar limit can be exceeded when two electrons interact in a particular way.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
The researchers wanted to find out whether the outcome would change if two electrons participated instead.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
Rather than relying on the energy of a single returning electron, the process draws on the combined energy of two interacting electrons.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
On a smaller scale, the electrical forces that cause the electrons to orbit round the nucleus in an atom would behave in the same way as gravitational forces.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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