electron

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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

However, when viewed with an electron microscope, the QR code can be clearly and reliably read.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

The record-setting QR code and its verification process, including electron microscope readout, were conducted jointly by TU Wien and Cerabyte in front of witnesses.

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

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