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electron

[ih-lek-tron] / ɪˈlɛk trɒn /


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They then used electron microscopy to capture millions of images showing neurons and their connections.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The study represents the first demonstration of a quantum metasurface photodetector based on a two-dimensional electron system.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

At OIST, the Organometallic Chemistry Group led by Dr. Satoshi Takebayashi has been studying ways to push beyond that traditional 18 electron limit.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

The mystery centered on the muon, a short lived particle that resembles an electron but is about 200 times heavier.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

The "shell" of an atom isn’t some hard shiny casing, as illustrations sometimes encourage us to suppose, but simply the outermost of these fuzzy electron clouds.

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




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