electron

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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

After knocking out an electron from the neon atom using soft X-rays, they followed how the system evolved for up to a picosecond, which is extremely long on an atomic timescale, before the decay occurred.

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

When two nearby ions attempt to share an electron across a bond, they may form what scientists call an atomic dimer.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

As it was, the Europeans had their hands full trying to understand the strange behavior of the electron.

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