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electron

[ih-lek-tron] / ɪˈlɛk trɒn /


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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