beam

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When exposed to a focused beam of electrons, specific regions of the film become more or less absorbent.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

A doctor switches the focus of the laser in his hand to the right side of Scott’s head, telling me that the beam guides the stem cells to where they’re “needed most.”

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Particle beam generators fire neutral hydrogen particles into the chamber.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Researchers measured the properties of a magnetic crystal using a process called neutron scattering, where a beam of neutrons passes through a sample.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

She pointed it so that the sun shone a bright beam on her kindling.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr