electron
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Researchers examined more than 140 samples, including material collected from previously undocumented locations, using scanning electron microscopy.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
The team also used off-axis electron holography to investigate the magnetic behavior of individual γ-Fe nanoparticles.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
To initiate the process, the researchers use a pump laser to align the electron spins.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
The Higgs bosons themselves are produced when protons traveling at 99.99% the speed of light collide at energies reaching thirteen trillion electron volts.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Conventional electrodynamic theory demanded that a flying electron should very quickly run out of energy–in only an instant or so–and spiral into the nucleus, with disastrous consequences for both.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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Altermagnetism represents a previously unrecognized symmetry class of matter and has revealed unexpected connections to several major areas of modern physics, including topological phenomena, unconventional superconductivity, and quantum materials with strong interactions between electrons.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
However, their electrons can exhibit properties previously associated with ferromagnets.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
Traditional atomic clocks solve this problem by using the energy transitions of electrons in atoms as a stable reference.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
In those systems, understanding how electrons influence and scatter from one another is essential.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
Now the slice, sitting on the grid, which was held in place by the tire iron, was positioned in the microscope, centered in the beam of electrons.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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