electron
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A team of researchers has pushed the limits to an extreme, creating one so tiny it can only be detected using an electron microscope.
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
Later, one krypton atom moves closer to the neon atom while the other shifts farther away, creating favorable conditions for electron transfer and energy flow.
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
In 1998, Japanese observers reported that neutrinos do have mass, but not a great deal–about one ten-millionth that of an electron.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
