electron
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"We realized that we could use these electron beams to control topography at very fine scales," Doshi said.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
In an earlier experiment, Doshi used a scanning electron microscope to examine nanostructures on a polymer film.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 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
The journal carried a report by Merle Tuve claiming that his Tesla coil could drive alpha particles to energies as high as 10 million electron volts without “any serious difficulty.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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