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electron

[ih-lek-tron] / ɪˈlɛk trɒn /


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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 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

Using environmental transmission electron microscopy, they observed bulk oxygen spillover in Ru/rutile-TiO2 catalysts for the first time.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

Frederick A. Murphy was one of the original discoverers of Ebola virus, the wizard with an electron microscope who had first photographed the virus and whose work had hung in art museums.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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