electron
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To match the same level of testing precision using electrons, scientists would need to preserve electron quantum superpositions for nearly 100 million years.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
According to Zhu, the findings highlight the growing power of electron ptychography for exploring complex, disordered materials and could lead to new lines of research.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
"This study is the first time in the electron microscope that we've been able to directly connect the three-dimensional polar structure of relaxor ferroelectrics with molecular dynamics calculations," Xu says.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
This pattern revealed that each electron behaved like a wave, with its quantum wave-function passing through both slits at once and interfering with itself.
From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026
Equally, if a real photon collides with an atom, it may move an electron from an orbit nearer the nucleus to one farther away.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
Vocabulary lists containing electron
Quantum of Vocabulary: the Parlance of Particle Physics
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