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electron

[ih-lek-tron] / ɪˈlɛk trɒn /


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He also proposed using a less intense electron beam to examine thousands of frozen molecules at once, further limiting the damage.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

The team first demonstrated that the concept worked by installing a laser phase plate in one of Glaeser's older electron microscopes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

However, the researchers eventually recognized that they were connected by a broader principle involving symmetries of electron spins.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

This unusual combination allows altermagnets to support electrical currents with strongly polarized electron spins while also displaying extremely rapid magnetic dynamics.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

According to the new theory, an electron moving between orbits would disappear from one and reappear instantaneously in another without visiting the space between.

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

Such agents help reactions proceed by accepting or donating electrons, but some can be hazardous to handle and generate unwanted waste.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

They found that approximately 89% of the studies involved reactions at one or more electrodes in which both electrons and protons were transferred.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

In those systems, understanding how electrons influence and scatter from one another is essential.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

In these materials, the behavior of any one electron is strongly influenced by what nearby electrons are doing, making the system difficult to describe with conventional approximations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

No matter how bright the beam is, if the light is the wrong color, all the electrons in the metal stay put; none of them can escape.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife


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