electron

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Using scanning electron microscopy and light-based microscopy, they found that stearates look nearly identical to polyethylene, a common plastic.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

Even though they are only a single layer of atoms, they can host tightly bound excitons, which are electron and hole pairs that interact strongly with light.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

It is what British science excels at, leading to the discovery of the electron, the structure of DNA and the development of the first computer.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

What this means in practice is that you can never predict where an electron will be at any given moment.

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