Example Sentences

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When connected to a battery, an electric charge is applied to ions within the liquid.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Superconducting circuits use metals cooled to near absolute zero; trapped ions are suspended in vacuums and manipulated by lasers.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

If trapped ions are favored, the winners would be IonQ and Quantinuum, the Honeywell International spinout that will come public soon.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

These channels allow ions to move through cell membranes in response to physical or chemical changes.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

A bolt of lightning ricocheted off the point and blasted the ghosts to ions, leaving a smoking crater where the sand fountain had been.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan