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electron

[ih-lek-tron] / ɪˈlɛk trɒn /


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They used an unusual property of transmission electron microscopes to recreate the process.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

This produced a flow of orbital angular momentum, which the team named the orbital Seebeck effect, drawing inspiration from the spin Seebeck effect that influences electron spin.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

Tokyo electron rallied 5% in Japan; its U.S.-listed peers gained premarket.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

In quantum computers that is done with qubits where, in each qubit, the quantum properties of an individual electron or photon are manipulated.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

“I’ve brought in a number of different ingredients,” Luke said, “and they’ll interact perfectly because of the electron balance and resulting bond formations.”

From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea




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