electron

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During later tests, the areas previously exposed to the electron beam behaved differently and displayed distinct colors.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

"We realized that we could use these electron beams to control topography at very fine scales," Doshi said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

That atom then stabilizes itself by pulling an electron from a nearby atom, while the released energy ionizes a third neighbor.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

In 1998, Japanese observers reported that neutrinos do have mass, but not a great deal–about one ten-millionth that of an electron.

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