Science Made Simple: What Are Electrons?
What Are Electrons? The electron is a subatomic particle that is present in all atoms. Unlike protons, neutrons, or the nuclei of atoms, electrons are…
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Electrons are subatomic particles with a negative electric charge, found in all atoms. They are fundamental components of atoms, orbiting the nucleus, which contains protons and neutrons. Electrons play a crucial role in chemistry and physics, as their arrangement in atoms and molecules determines the chemical properties and reactions of the material. The behavior of electrons under various conditions is described by quantum mechanics, rather than classical physics, reflecting their wave-like and particle-like characteristics. Electrons are also central to electricity, where the flow of electrons through a conductor forms an electric current. Additionally, their interactions with other subatomic particles and fields are essential for technologies such as electron microscopes, semiconductors, and particle accelerators.
Quantum Mystery Solved – Scientists Shed Light on Perplexing High-Temperature Superconductors
Flatiron Institute senior research scientist Shiwei Zhang and his team have utilized the Hubbard model to computationally re-create key features of the superconductivity in materials…
Unlocking the Secrets of the Electron Universe: Scientists Discover Path Beyond Ohm’s Law
Researchers at Tohoku University and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency have developed fundamental experiments and theories to manipulate the geometry of the ‘electron universe,’ which…
Reimagining Fuel Cells and Batteries: MIT Chemists Unveil Proton Transfer Secrets
A key chemical reaction — in which the movement of protons between the surface of an electrode and an electrolyte drives an electric current —…
German Scientists Have Solved a Long-Standing Problem of Condensed Matter Physics
A team of physicists at the University of Cologne has solved a long-standing problem of condensed matter physics: they have directly observed the Kondo effect…
One-Millionth of One-Millionth of a Second – Scientists View the “Transition State” of a Photochemical Reaction in Real-Time
Scientists used ultrafast electron diffraction to image the structure of the pericyclic minimum, the “transition state” of electrocyclic reactions. In chemical reactions, molecules proceed during…
Breaking the Born-Oppenheimer Approximation – Experiments Unveil Long-Theorized Quantum Phenomenon
Ultrafast lasers and X-rays have revealed the coupling between electronic and nuclear dynamics in molecules. Nearly a century ago, physicists Max Born and J. Robert…
Cracking One of the Universe’s Biggest Mysteries: “The Most Precise Measurement Yet” of Electron’s Permanent Electric Dipole Moment
A recent study, which holds significant implications for addressing one of the most important unresolved questions in physics—the disparity between matter and antimatter in the…
Electron Energy Enigma: Auger-Meitner Effect Unveiled
Defects frequently hinder the efficiency of gadgets like light-emitting diodes (LEDs). While we have a clear understanding of how defects lead to charge carrier loss…
Scientists Successfully Produce Slow Electrons in a Solution
An international group of scientists managed to produce slow electrons in a solution. These electrons could potentially enhance the efficiency of certain chemical reactions in…
First Measurement of Electron Spin in Kagome Quantum Materials
An international research team has succeeded for the first time in measuring the electron spin in matter — i.e., the curvature of space in which…
Revealing Quantum Properties of Radiation – 2D Interaction Takes Researchers by Surprise
Technion researchers present the first-ever observation of the Cherenkov radiation phenomenon in a two-dimensional space. The researchers from the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Faculty of…
Researchers Discover That Electrons Play a Surprising Role in Heat Transfer Between Layers of Semiconductors
An electronic bridge facilitates the fast transfer of energy between semiconductors. Researchers are exploring the potential applications of two-dimensional (2D) materials in transistors and optoelectronics,…
High-Precision Measurement of the Electron is More Precise by a Factor of 13
Physicists from the Max Planck Institute have achieved a high-precision measurement of the atomic mass of the electron, 13 times more precise than previously known….
Splitting of an Electron into the Spinon and Orbiton
While using X-rays from the Swiss Light Source (SLS) fired at Sr2CuO3, physicists at the Paul Scherrer Institute observed an electron splitting into two new…