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electron

[ih-lek-tron] / ɪˈlɛk trɒn /


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They then used a precisely timed laser pulse to remove an extra electron, resulting in a fast-moving, neutral, and coherent stream of positronium atoms.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

They then pulsed the electron beam 4,000 times over two hours, repeatedly dissolving the defects as they formed.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

This produced a flow of orbital angular momentum, which the team named the orbital Seebeck effect, drawing inspiration from the spin Seebeck effect that influences electron spin.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

Tokyo electron rallied 5% in Japan; its U.S.-listed peers gained premarket.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

As an electron sits in the vacuum, it occasionally absorbs or spits out one of these particles, such as a photon.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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