In a recent breakthrough, researchers from Japan discovered a unique Hall effect resulting from deflection of electrons due ...

Using pulses of high-intensity sound, two Brown University physicists have succeeded in making a movie showing the motion of a single electron. Humphrey Maris, a physics professor at Brown University, ...

In 1931, Harvey Elliott White developed a device that traced out the shapes of electron clouds by approximating solutions to ...

Research team from Fudan University has made a breakthrough in revealing the three-dimensional electronic structure of LiV₂O₄ ...

In quantum mechanics, particles such as electrons act like waves and can even interfere with themselves—a striking and ...

Scientists have filmed an electron in motion for the first time, using a new technique that will allow researchers to study the tiny particle's movements directly. Previously it was impossible to ...

Valence electrons, located in the outermost shell of an atom, play an important role in driving chemical reactions and forming bonds with other atoms. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

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