electron

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However, when viewed with an electron microscope, the QR code can be clearly and reliably read.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

During this time, an electron was transferred between atoms and a low-energy electron was emitted.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

After knocking out an electron from the neon atom using soft X-rays, they followed how the system evolved for up to a picosecond, which is extremely long on an atomic timescale, before the decay occurred.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

Even though they are only a single layer of atoms, they can host tightly bound excitons, which are electron and hole pairs that interact strongly with light.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

The Institute hired him to operate its electron microscope, which uses a beam of electrons to make images of small objects, such as viruses.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston